14:46.1 A.False imprisonment with dangerous weapon - unlawful intentional confinement while armed with dangerous weapon
False imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon is the unlawful intentional confinement or detention of another while the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon.
Effective: 09/02/1982 - Present
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14:46.1 B.False imprisonment with dangerous weapon - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of false imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years.
Effective: 09/12/1982 - Present
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14:46.2Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:46.2 A.(1)(a)Human Trafficking - unlawful to knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, solicit, receive, isolate, entice, obtain or maintain another person through fraud or force to provide services or labor
It shall be unlawful or any person to knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, solicit, receive, isolate, entice, obtain, or maintain the use of another person through fraud, force, or coercion to provide services or labor.
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:46.2 A.(1)(b)Human Trafficking - knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, solicit, sell, purchase, receive, isolate, entice, obtain or maintain use of person under 21 for commercial sex activity
A. It shall be unlawful:
(1)(b) For any person to knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, solicit, sell, purchase, receive, isolate, entice, obtain, or maintain the use of a person under the age of twenty-one years for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity regardless of whether the person was recruited, harbored, transported, provided, solicited, sold, purchased, received, isolated, enticed, obtained, or maintained through fraud, force, or coercion. It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this Subparagraph that the person did not know the age of the victim or that the victim consented to the prohibited activity.
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:46.2 A.(2)Human Trafficking - unlawful to knowingly benefit from activity prohibited by this Section
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly benefit from activity prohibited by the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:46.2 A.(3)Human Trafficking - unlawful to facilitate any of the activities prohibited by this Section
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly facilitate any of the activities prohibited by the provisions of this Section by any means, including but not limited to helping, aiding, abetting, or conspiring, regardless of whether a thing of value has been promised to or received by the person.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:46.2 B.(1)Human trafficking - penalty
Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of human trafficking shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years.
Effective: 08/15/2005 - Present
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14:46.2 B.(2)(a)Human trafficking - penalty when services include commercial sexual activity
Whoever commits the crime of human trafficking when the services include commercial sexual activity or any sexual conduct constituting a crime under the laws of this state shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than twenty years.
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:46.2 B.(2)(b)Human Trafficking - penalty when person is under 21 years old
Whoever commits the crime of human trafficking in violation of the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(1)(b) of this Section shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years, nor more than fifty years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2016 - Present
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14:46.2 B.(3)Human Trafficking - penalty when involving person under 18
Whoever commits the crime of human trafficking when the trafficking involves a person under the age of eighteen shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five nor more than twenty-five years, five years of which shall be without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Effective: 08/15/2005 - Present
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14:46.2 C.Human Trafficking - definitions
Definitions of 'commercial sexual activity', 'debt bondage', 'fraud, force or coercion', and 'labor or services' as used in this Section
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:46.2 D.Human trafficking - not a defense that the person being recruited/solicited is law enforcement acting within the scope of his dutiess
It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person being recruited, harbored, transported, provided, solicited, received, isolated, enticed, obtained, or maintained is actually a law enforcement officer or peace officer acting within the official scope of his duties.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:46.2 E.Human Trafficking - if any portion declared unconstitutional, it shall not affect the other portions of this Section
E. If any Subsection, Paragraph, Subparagraph, Item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Section is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2005 - Present
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14:46.2 F.Human Trafficking - laws to which victims have an affirmative defense
A victim of trafficking involving services that include commercial sexual activity or any sexual contact which constitutes a crime pursuant to the laws of this state shall have an affirmative defense to prosecution for any of the following offenses which were committed as a direct result of being trafficked: R.S. 14:82, 14:83.3,14:83.4, 14:89, 14:89.2 (Crime against nature by solicitation). Any person seeking to raise this affirmative defense shall provide written notice to the state at least forty-five days prior. Any person determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.
Effective: 08/15/2005 - Present
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14:46.3Trafficking of children for sexual purposes
Trafficking of children for sexual purposes
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(1)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful to recruit, harbor, transport, provide, person under 18 for commercial sexual activity
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, sell, purchase, receive, isolate, entice, obtain, or maintain the use of a person under the age of eighteen years for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(2)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful for any person to knowing ly benefit from activity prohibited by this section
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly benefit from activity prohibited by the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(3)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful for parent or guardian to consent a minor entering into any activity prohibited by this Section
It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or person having custody of a person under the age of eighteen years to knowingly permit or consent to such minor entering into any activity prohibited by the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(4)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful to facilitate any prohibited activities
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly facilitate any of the activities prohibited by the provisions of this Section by any means, including but not limited to helping, aiding, abetting, or conspiring, regardless of whether a thing of value has been promised to or received by the person.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(5)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful to knowingly advertise activities prohibited by this section
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly advertise any of the activities prohibited by this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:46.3 A.(6)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - unlawful to knowingly sell or offer travel services that include or facilitate activities prohibited by this Section
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell or offer to sell travel services that include or facilitate any of the activities prohibited by this Section.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:46.3 B.Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - definition of commercial sexual activity
B. For purposes of this Section, 'commercial sexual activity' means any sexual act performed or conducted when any thing of value has been given, promised, or received by any person.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:46.3 C.(1)Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes - consent not a defense pursuant to the Section
Consent of the minor shall not be a defense to a prosecution pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:46.3 C.(2)Trafficking of children for sexual purposes - lack of knowledge of age of victim not a defense
Lack of knowledge of the victim's age shall not be a defense to a prosecution pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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