14:95 A.(4)(b)(ii)Illegal carrying of weapons - exception for any knife that may be opened with one hand by manual pressure applied to the blade
The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any knife that may be opened by means of inertia produced by the hand, wrist, or other movement
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:95 A.(5)(a)Illegal carrying of weapons - intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school campus during regular school hours or on a school bus - misdemeanor charging and definition
Illegal carrying of weapons is the intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school campus during regular school hours or on a school bus. 'School' means any elementary, secondary, high school, or vo-tech school in this state and 'campus' means all facilities and property within the boundary of the school property. 'School bus' means any motor bus being used to transport children to and from school or in connection with school activities..
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:95 A.(5)(a).Illegal carrying of weapons - i intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school campus during regular school hours or on a school bus - felony charging and definition
Illegal carrying of weapons is the intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school campus during regular school hours or on a school bus. 'School' means any elementary, secondary, high school, or vo-tech school in this state and 'campus' means all facilities and property within the boundary of the school property. 'School bus' means any motor bus being used to transport children to and from school or in connection with school activities..
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:95 A.(5)(b)(i)Illegal carrying of weapons - exception for peace officer in the performance of official duties
The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to a peace officer as defined by R.S. 14:30(B) in the performance of his official duties.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:95 A.(5)(b)(ii)Illegal carrying of weapons - exception for a school official or employee acting during the normal course of his employment or a student acting under the direction of such school official or employee
The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to a school official or employee acting during the normal course of his employment or a student acting under the direction of such school official or employee.
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:95 A.(5)(b)(iii)Illegal carrying of weapons - exception for any person having the written permission of the principal or school board and engaged in competition or in marksmanship or safety instruction
The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any person having the written permission of the principal or school board and engaged in competition or in marksmanship or safety instruction.
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:95 B.(1)Illegal carrying of weapons - misdemeanor penalty
Whoever commits the crime of illegal carrying of weapons shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:95 B.(2)Illegal carrying of weapons - penalty for illegal carrying of weapons with firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence
Whoever commits the crime of illegal carrying of weapons with any firearm used in the commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than two years, or both. Any sentence issued pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph and any sentence issued pursuant to a violation of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) shall be served consecutively.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:95 C.Illegal carrying of weapons - second conviction penalty
On a second conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:95 D.Illegal carrying of weapons - third or subsequent conviction penalty
On third and subsequent convictions, the offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:95 EIllegal carrying of weapons - penalty for possessing instrumentality used for or intended as a dangerous weapon while committing a crime of violence - second or subsequent offense penalty
If the offender uses, possesses, or has under his immediate control any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence or while unlawfully in the possession of a controlled dangerous substance except the possession of fourteen grams or less of marijuana, or during the unlawful sale or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than ten years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labo
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:95 E.Illegal carrying of weapons - penalty for possessing instrumentality used for or intended as a dangerous weapon while committing a crime of violence - first offense
If the offender uses, possesses, or has under his immediate control any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence or while unlawfully in the possession of a controlled dangerous substance except the possession of fourteen grams or less of marijuana, or during the unlawful sale or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than ten years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned at hard labo
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:95 F.Illegal carrying of weapons - determination of prior conviction
For purposes of determining whether a defendant has a prior conviction for a violation of this Section, a conviction pursuant to this Section or a conviction pursuant to an ordinance of a local governmental subdivision of this state which contains the elements provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall constitute a prior conviction. The enhanced penalty upon second, third, and subsequent convictions shall not be applicable in cases where more than five years have elapsed since the expiration of the maximum sentence, or sentences, of the previous conviction or convictions, and the time of the commission of the last offense for which he has been convicted;.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:95 G.Illegal carrying of weapons - exceptions to this section except to Paragraph (A)(4)
Exception to the provisions of this section except Paragraph (A)(4) for sheriffs and their deputies, state and city police, constables and town marshals, or persons vested with police power, any law enforcement officer who is retired from full-time active law enforcement service with at least twelve years service upon retirement, nor shall it apply to any enforcement officer of the office of state parks, in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism who is retired from active duty as an enforcement officer, provided that such retired officers have on their persons valid identification as retired law enforcement officers, or active or retired reserve officers. Definition of a reserve or auxiliary municipal police officer.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:95 H.Illegal carrying of weapons - exceptions to this section except to Paragraph (A)(5) for judges.
Exception to this Section for judge, supreme court justices, mebers of the legislature, legislative auditor, designated investigative auditors, constables, coroners, designated coroner investigators, district attorneys and designated assistant district attorneys, United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys and investigators, the attorney general, designated assistant attorneys general, and justices of the peace from possessing and concealing a handgun on their person when such persons are qualified annually in the use of firearms by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Nothing in this Subsection shall permit the carrying of a weapon in the state capitol building.
Effective: 06/19/2014 - Present
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14:95 I.Illegal carrying of weapons - exceptions to this section for concealed handguns for university police officer under 17:1805
The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the carrying of a concealed handgun by a person who is a college or university police officer under the provisions of R.S. 17:1805 and who is carrying a concealed handgun in accordance with the provisions of that statute.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:95 K.Illegal carrying of weapons - Exceptions for concealed carry by retired judges and legislators if there is annual qualification in the sue of firearms by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training
Exceptions for concealed carry by retired judges and legislators if there is annual qualification in the sue of firearms by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, except if the retirement is medical retirement based on any mental impairment or being found guilty of a felony offense.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:95 L.Illegal carrying of weapons - (A)(1) Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall not apply to any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to R.S. 14:95.1 or any law and who is carrying a concealed firearm during emergency
The provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall not apply to any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to R.S. 14:95.1 or any other state or federal law and who is carrying a concealed firearm on or about his person while in the act of evacuating during a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of emergency or disaster declared pursuant to the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act. For purposes of this Subsection, 'in the act of evacuating' means the immediate and urgent movement of a person away from the evacuation area within forty-eight hours after a mandatory evacuation is ordered. The forty-eight-hour period may be extended by an order issued by the governor.
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:95.1Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies
Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies
Effective: 07/17/1975 - Present
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14:95.1 A.Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies - charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of, or has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for, a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) which is a felony or simple burglary, burglary of a pharmacy, burglary of an inhabited dwelling, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, felony illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, manufacture or possession of a delayed action incendiary device, manufacture or possession of a bomb, or possession of a firearm while in the possession of or during the sale or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, or any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law which is a felony, or any crime which is defined as a sex offense in R.S. 15:541, or
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:95.1 BPossession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies -penalty for attempted violation
Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than twenty years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:27, whoever is found guilty of attempting to violate the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than seven and one-half years and fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:95.1 B.Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies -penalty for violation
Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than twenty years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence and be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 14:27, whoever is found guilty of attempting to violate the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than seven and one-half years and fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:95.1 C.Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies - exceptions
The provisions of this Section prohibiting the possession of firearms and carrying concealed weapons by persons who have been convicted of, or who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity for, certain felonies shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of, or who has not been found not guilty by reason of insanity for, any felony for a period of ten years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, suspension of sentence, or discharge from a mental institution by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:95.1 D.Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies - definition of 'firearm'
For the purposes of this Section, 'firearm' means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, black powder weapon, or assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:95.1.1 A.Illegally supplying a felon with a firearm - charging and definition
Illegally supplying a felon with a firearm is the intentional giving, selling, donating, providing, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to any person known by the offender to be a person convicted of a felony and prohibited from possessing a firearm as provided for in R.S. 14:95.1.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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