14:95.3 A.(2)Unlawful use or possession of body armor - The prohibition in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to any person who is participating in a witness protection program.
(2) The prohibition in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to any person who is participating in a witness protection program.
Effective: 08/15/2003 - Present
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14:95.3 B.Unlawful use or possession of body armor - No person shall use or wear body armor while committing any of the crimes enumerated in Subparagraphs (A)(1)(a) through (i) of this Section.
No person shall use or wear body armor while committing any of the crimes enumerated in Subparagraphs (A)(1)(a) through (i) of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2003 - Present
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14:95.3 C.Unlawful use or possession of body armor - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2003 - Present
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14:95.3 D.Unlawful use or possession of body armor - definition of 'body armor'
For the purposes of this Section, 'body armor' shall mean bullet resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.
Effective: 08/15/2003 - Present
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14:95.5 A.Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - charging and definition
Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outletNo person shall intentionally possess a firearm while on the premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet.
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.5 B.Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - definition of 'alcoholic beverage outlet'
'Alcoholic beverage outlet' as used herein means any commercial establishment in which alcoholic beverages of either high or low alcoholic content are sold in individual servings for consumption on the premises, whether or not such sales are a primary or incidental purpose of the business of the establishment.
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.5 C.(1)Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - exception for owner or lessee, employee or law enforcement officer
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the owner or lessee of an alcoholic beverage outlet, an employee of such owner or lessee, or to a law enforcement officer or other person vested with law enforcement authority or listed in R.S. 14:95(G) or (H).
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.5 C.(2)Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - exception for person owning a concealed carry permit
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person possessing a firearm in accordance with a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1379.1 or 1379.3 on the premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet which has been issued a Class A-Restaurant permit, as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.5 C.(3)Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - section does not limit ability of law enforcement to extablish policies regarding concealed handgun on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet
The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit the ability of a sheriff or chief law enforcement officer to establish policies within his department or office regarding the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet by any law enforcement officer under his authority.
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.5 D.Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 09/06/1985 - Present
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14:95.6 A.Firearm-free zone - definition of 'firearm-free zone'
A 'firearm-free zone' is an area inclusive of any school campus and within one thousand feet of any such school campus, and within a school bus, wherein the possession of firearms is prohibited, except as specifically set forth in Subsection B of this Section and R.S. 14:95.2(C).
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:95.6 B.Firearm-free zone - exceptions to this Section
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a federal, state, or local law enforcement building, a military base, a commercial establishment which is permitted by law to have firearms or armed security, private premises where a firearm is kept pursuant to law, and any constitutionally protected activity within the firearm-free zone, such as a firearm contained entirely within a motor vehicle.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:95.6 C.Firearm-free zone - definitions of 'school', 'school campus' and 'school bus'
For purposes of this Section, 'school' means any public or private elementary, secondary, high school, or vocational-technical school, college, or university in this state, 'school campus' means all facilities and property within the boundary of the school property and 'school bus' means any motor bus being used to transport children to and from school or in connection with school activities.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.6 D.Firearm-free zone - local governing authority shall publish a map indicating boundaries of each firearm-free zone
The local governing authority which has jurisdiction over zoning matters in which each firearm-free zone is located shall publish a map clearly indicating the boundaries of each firearm-free zone in accordance with the specifications in Subsection A. The firearm-free zone map shall be made an official public document and placed with the clerk of court for the parish or parishes in which the firearm-free zone is located.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:95.6 E.Firearm-free zone - firearm free zones shall be marked by signs
The state superintendent of education, with the approval of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the commissioner of higher education, with the approval of the Board of Regents, shall develop a method by which to mark firearm-free zones, including the use of signs or other markings suitable to the situation. Signs or other markings shall be located in a visible manner on or near each school and on and in each school bus indicating that such area is a firearm-free zone and that such zone extends to one thousand feet from the boundary of school property. The state Department of Education shall assist each approved school with the posting of notice as required in this Subsection.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.6 F.(1)Firearm-free zone - charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person to cover, remove, deface, alter, or destroy any sign or other marking identifying a firearm-free zone as provided in this Section.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:95.6 F.(2)Firearm-free zone - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:95.7 A.Possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated numbers or marks - charging and definition
No person shall intentionally receive, possess, carry, conceal, buy, sell, or transport any firearm from which the serial number or mark of identification has been obliterated.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.7 B.Possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated numbers or marks - exception for antique or war relic
This Section shall not apply to any firearm which is an antique or war relic and is inoperable or for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade, or which was originally manufactured without such a number.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.7 C.(1)Possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated numbers or marks - first offense penalty
For a first offense, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.7 C.(2)Possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated numbers or marks - second or subsequent offense penalty
For a second or subsequent offense, the penalty shall be imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:95.8 AIllegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile - felony charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years knowingly to possess any handgun on his person. Any person possessing any handgun in violation of this Section commits the offense of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:95.8 A.Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile - misdemeanor charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years knowingly to possess any handgun on his person. Any person possessing any handgun in violation of this Section commits the offense of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:95.8 B.(1)Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile - first offense penalty
On a first conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars and imprisoned for not less than ninety days and not more than six months.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:95.8 B.(2)Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile - second offense penalty
On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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