Louisiana § RS 15:536 - Definitions
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§ RS 15:536. Definitions
A. For purposes of this Chapter, "sexual offender" means a person who has violated R.S. 14:89 (crime against nature), R.S. 14:89.1 (aggravated crime against nature), R.S. 14:93.5 (sexual battery of persons with infirmities), or any provision of Subpart C of Part II, or Subpart A(1) of Part V, of Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. For purposes of this Chapter, "serial sexual offender" means a person who has on two or more occasions previously pleaded guilty, nolo contendere, or has been found guilty of violating R.S. 14:42, 42.1, 43, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4, 43.5, 78, 78.1, 80, 81, 81.1, 81.2, 89.1, or 107.1(C)(2).
Acts 1989, No. 194, §2; Acts 1999, No. 1209, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1206, §1; Acts 2012, No. 50, §1; Acts 2014, No. 602, §5, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014.
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