14:313.1(A)Defined - Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by 'sex offenders' prohibited; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of or who pleads guilty to a sex offense specified in R.S. 24:932 to distribute candy or other gifts to persons under eighteen years of age on or concerning Halloween, Mardi Gras, Easter, Christmas, or any other recognized holiday for which generally candy is distributed or other gifts given to persons under eighteen years of age.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:313.1(B)Penalty- Distributing candy or gifts on Halloween and other public holidays by 'sex offenders' prohibited; penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less that six months nor more than three years.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:313ADefined -Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenders
A. No person shall use or wear in any public place of any character whatsoever, or in any open place in view thereof, a hood or mask, or anything in the nature of either, or any facial disguise of any kind or description, calculated to conceal or hide the identity of the person or to prevent his being readily recognized.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:313BPenalty-Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenders
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than three years.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:313C(1)Exemption - Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenders
This Section shall not apply: To activities of children on Hallowe'en Halloween, to persons participating in any public parade or exhibition of an educational, religious, or historical character given by any school,church, or public governing authority, or to persons in any private residence, club, or lodge room;
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:313C(2)Exemption -Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenders
This Section shall not apply: To persons participating in masquerade balls or entertainments, to persons participating in carnival parades or exhibitions during the period of Mardi Gras festivities, to persons participating in the parades or exhibitions of minstrel troupes, circuses, or other dramatic or amusement shows, or to promiscuous masking on Mardi Gras which are duly authorized by the governing authorities of the municipality in which they are held or by the sheriff of the parish if held outside of an incorporated municipality.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:313C(3)Exemption -Masks or hoods, wearing in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities, how obtained; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises or giving of candy or other gifts by sex offenders
This Section shall not apply:To persons wearing head covering or veils pursuant to religious beliefs or customs.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:313C(4)Exemption -Masks or hoods, wearing in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities, how obtained; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises or giving of candy or other gifts by sex offenders
This Section shall not apply: To persons driving or riding a motorcycle.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:313C(5)Exemption -Masks or hoods, wearing in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities, how obtained; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises or giving of candy or other gifts by sex offenders
This Section shall not apply: To persons wearing a helmet or mask for medical purposes or reasons.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:313DPermit Required-Wearing of masks, hoods, or other facial disguises in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises by sex offenders
All persons having charge or control of any of the festivities set forth in Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section shall, in order to bring the persons participating therein within the exceptions contained in Paragraph (C)(2), make written application for and shall obtain in advance of the festivities from the mayor of the city, town, or village in which the festivities are to be held, or when the festivities are to be held outside of an incorporated city, town, or village, from the sheriff of the parish, a written permit to conduct the festivities. A general public proclamation by the mayor or sheriff authorizing the festivities shall be equivalent to an application and permit.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:313EMasks or hoods, wearing in public places prohibited; penalty; exceptions; permit to conduct Mardi Gras festivities, how obtained; wearing of hoods, masks, or disguises or giving of candy or other gifts by sex offenders
Every person convicted of or who pleads guilty to a sex offense specified in R.S. 24:932, is prohibited from using or wearing a hood, mask or disguise of any kind with the intent to hide, conceal or disguise his identity on or concerning Halloween, Mardi Gras, Easter, Christmas, or any other recognized holiday for which hoods, masks, or disguises are generally used.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:32 A.(1)Negligent homicide - the killing of a human being by criminal negligence
Negligent homicide is the killing of a human being by criminal negligence.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 A.(2)Negligent homicide - killing of a human by dog or other animal when the owner is reckless & criminally negligent in confining/restraining the animal
Negligent homicide is the killing of a human being by a dog or other animal when the owner is reckless and criminally negligent in confining or restraining the dog or other animal.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 B.Negligent homicide - violation of statute or ordinance shall be considered as presumptive evidence of such negligence
B. The violation of a statute or ordinance shall be considered only as presumptive evidence of such negligence.
Effective: 06/06/1991 - Present
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14:32 C.(1)Negligent Homicide penalty - shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for max 5y, fined maximum $5,000 or both
Except as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of negligent homicide shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Effective: 06/25/2008 - Present
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14:32 C.(2)(a)Negligent homicide - penalty if victim under 10 years of age
If the victim killed was under the age of ten years, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, for not less than two nor more than five years.
Effective: 06/25/2008 - Present
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14:32 C.(2)(b)Negligent homicide - victim under 10, court shall give oral and written reasons if no imprisonment is ordered
If the court does not order the offender to a term of imprisonment when the fatality was caused by a person engaged in the operation of, or in actual physical control of, any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other means of conveyance; and the offender's blood alcohol concentration contributed to the fatality the court shall state, both orally and in writing at the time of sentencing, the reasons for not sentencing the offender to a term of imprisonment:
Effective: 06/25/2008 - Present
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14:32 C.(3)Negligent homicide - penalty for owner of dog or owner of other animal
If the victim was killed by a dog or other animal, the owner of the dog or other animal shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 D.(1)Negligent homicide - does not apply to dog employed by or in service of law enforcement agency for detecting criminal activity or law enforcement
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any dog which is owned, or the service of which is employed, by any state or local law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 D.(2)Negligent homicide - shall not apply to dog trained in accordance with standards of national or regional search and rescue association
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any dog trained in accordance with the standards of a national or regional search and rescue association to respond to instructions from its handler in the search and rescue of lost or missing individuals and which dog, together with its handler, is prepared to render search and rescue services at the request of law enforcement.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 D.(3)Negligent homicide - doesn't apply to any trained guide or service dog accompanying a person with a disability
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any guide or service dog trained at a qualified dog guide or service school who is accompanying any blind person, visually impaired person, person who is deaf or hard of hearing, or person with any other physical disability who is using the dog as a guide or for service.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:32 D.(4)Negligent homicide - doesn't apply to any attack made by a dog lawfully inside a dwelling or business against a person attempting or making unlawful entry
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any attack made by a dog lawfully inside a dwelling, a place of business, or a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), against a person who is attempting to make an unlawful entry into the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle, or who has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle, and the dog is protecting that property.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 D.(5)Negligent homicide - provisions shall not apply to any attack made by livestock as defined in this Section
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any attack made by livestock as defined in this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32 E.Negligent homicide - deinitions of harboring or keeping', 'livestock', and owner for the purposes of this section
Definitions of 'harboring or keeping', 'livestock', and owner for the purposes of this section
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:32.1 A.(1)Vehicular homicide - killing caused by operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, other means of conveyance while under influence of alcohol
Vehicular homicide is the killing of a human being caused proximately or caused directly by an offender engaged in the operation of, or in actual physical control of, any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other means of conveyance, whether or not the offender had the intent to cause death or great bodily harm, when the operator is under the influence of alcoholic beverages as determined by chemical tests administered under the provisions of R.S. 32:662.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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