14:112.1 A.(2)False personation of a peace officer or firefighter - performing any act purporting to be official in such assumed character with the intent to injure or defraud or obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage
False personation of a peace officer or firefighter is performing any act purporting to be official in such assumed character with the intent to injure or defraud or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:112.1 A.(3)False personation of a peace officer or firefighter - making, altering, possession, or use of a false document or document containing false statements with the intent to injure or defraud or obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage
False personation of a peace officer or firefighter is making, altering, possession, or use of a false document or document containing false statements which purports to be a training program certificate or in-service training certificate or other documentation issued by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, pursuant to R.S. 40:2405, which certifies the peace officer has successfully completed the requirements necessary to exercise his authority as a peace officer with the intent to injure or defraud or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:112.1 A.(4)False personation of a peace officer or firefighter - equipping any motor vehicle with lights or sirens which simulate a law enforcement vehicle with the intenwith the intent to injure or defraud or obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage
False personation of a peace officer or firefighter equipping any motor vehicle with lights or sirens which simulate a law enforcement vehicle with the intent to injure or defraud or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:112.1 B.False personation of a peace officer or firefighter - definitions of 'badge, 'firefighter' and 'police officer'
As used in this Section, 'badge' shall mean a device or emblem, regardless of the material of which it is made, worn as an insignia of rank, office, or membership in a law enforcement organization, 'firefighter' means any certified first responder as defined in R.S. 40:1231, certified emergency medical technician as defined in R.S. 40:1231, or any firefighter regularly employed by a fire department of any municipality, parish, or fire protection district of the state of Louisiana, or any volunteer fireman of the state of Louisiana, 'peace officer' shall include commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshalls and other law enforcement.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:112.1 C.False personation of a peace officer or firefighter - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of false personation of a peace officer or firefighter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:112.2 A.(1)Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - portraying or impersonating a law enforcement officer or firefighter by any means
Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the impersonation of any law enforcement officer or firefighter for the purpose of obtaining access to a public building, facility, or service. The fraudulent portrayal includes but is not limited to portraying or impersonating a law enforcement officer or firefighter by any means.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 A.(2)Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - possessing, without authority, any uniform or badge by which a law enforcement officer or firefighter is identified.
Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the impersonation of any law enforcement officer or firefighter for the purpose of obtaining access to a public building, facility, or service. The fraudulent portrayal includes possessing, without authority, any uniform or badge by which a law enforcement officer or firefighter is identified.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 A.(3)Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - performing any act purporting to be official while portraying a law enforcement officer or firefighter.
Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the impersonation of any law enforcement officer or firefighter for the purpose of obtaining access to a public building, facility, or service. The fraudulent portrayal includes performing any act purporting to be official while portraying a law enforcement officer or firefighter.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 A.(4)Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - making, altering, or possessing a false document containing false statements
Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the impersonation of any law enforcement officer or firefighter for the purpose of obtaining access to a public building, facility, or service. The fraudulent portrayal includes making, altering, possessing, or using a false document or document containing false statements which purports to be a training program certificate or in-service training certificate or other documentation issued by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, pursuant to R.S. 40:2405, which certifies the peace officer has successfully completed the requirements necessary to exercise his authority as a peace officer.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 A.(5)Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter -making, altering, possessing, or using any false documents or credentials which purport to identify the person as a law enforcement officer or firefighter.
Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the impersonation of any law enforcement officer or firefighter for the purpose of obtaining access to a public building, facility, or service. The fraudulent portrayal includes making, altering, possessing, or using any false documents or credentials which purport to identify the person as a law enforcement officer or firefighter.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 B.Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - definition of 'law enforcement officer' or 'firefighter'
For the purposes of this Section, 'law enforcement officer or firefighter' shall include police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, state park wardens, firemen, and probation and parole officers.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 C.Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - definition of 'access to a public building, facility or service'
'Access to a public building, facility, or service' includes but is not limited to the following: free and unhampered passage on and over toll bridges and ferries in this state, free passage on and over the Crescent City Connection Bridge at New Orleans, free passage on any tollway as defined in R.S. 48:2021(17), free parking at any parking facility owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions or free admission or reduced price admission to any entertainment, cultural, or sporting event.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 D.Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - nothing in this Section shall expand provisions fo law which provide for free and unhampered passage by law enforcement over toll bridges and ferries
Nothing herein shall be construed to expand the provisions of law which provide for the free and unhampered passage by law enforcement personnel over toll bridges and ferries.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.2 E.Fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.3 A.Aiding and abetting the fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - charging and definition
Aiding and abetting the fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter is the inciting, soliciting, urging, encouraging, exhorting, instigating, or assisting any other person to commit the crime of fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter. For purposes of this Section, 'law enforcement officer or firefighter' shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 14:112.2.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.3 B.Aiding and abetting the fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of aiding and abetting the fraudulent portrayal of a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2004 - Present
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14:112.4 A.Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - charging and definition
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess unauthorized peace officer badges.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 B.Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - definitions of 'distribute', 'peace officer', 'produce or manufacture' and 'unauthorized peace officer badge'
For purposes of this Section, 'distribute' means to sell, give, transport, issue, provide, lend, deliver, transfer, transmit, distribute, or disseminate, 'peace officer' shall include commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, park wardens, livestock brand inspectors, forestry officers, attorney general investigators, district attorney investigators, inspector general investigators, and probation and parole officers, 'produce or manufacture' means to develop, prepare, design, create, or otherwise process, 'unauthorized peace officer badge' means any device or emblem, regardless of the material of which it is made, worn as an insignia.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 C.(1)Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by possessing an unauthorized peace officer badge shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, imprisoned for not more than ten days, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 C.(2)Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - penalty for first offense possession an unauthorized peace officer badge
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by possessing an unauthorized peace officer badge shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, imprisoned for not more than ten days, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 C.(2).Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - penalty for second or subsequent offense possession an unauthorized peace officer badge
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section by distributing, manufacturing, or producing an unauthorized peace officer badge upon a first conviction shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 D.Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - exception for novelty badges
The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit the production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of a peace officer badge with the designation 'police', 'marshal', 'sheriff', 'law enforcement', 'warden', or any other designation which does not designate a specific law enforcement agency by name or jurisdiction and which is intended for novelty purposes.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:112.4 E.Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of unauthorized peace officer badges - strict construction of 'peace officer' in (B)(2) only for this Section
The definition of a 'peace officer' as provided for in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section, shall be strictly construed solely for the purposes of this Section and shall not be construed as granting the authority to any agency not defined as a 'peace officer' pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:2402 to make arrests, perform search and seizures, execute criminal warrants, prevent and detect crime, and enforce the laws of this state.
Effective: 08/15/2011 - Present
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14:113 A.Treason - charging and definition
Treason is the levying of war against the United States or the state of Louisiana, adhering to enemies of the United States or of the state of Louisiana, or giving such enemies aid and comfort.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:113 B.Treason - conviction shall require testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on own confession, in open court
No person shall be convicted of treason except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on his own confession in open court.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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