Louisiana § RS 14:95.1.4 - Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:95.1.4 — Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 14:95.1.4. Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor

            A. Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor is the intentional giving, selling, donating, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to any person known to the offender to be a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law.

            B. Whoever commits the crime of illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

            Acts 2018, No. 367, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 427, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 14:95.1.4 ("Illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited possessor") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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