14:338 A.(1)Interfering with emergency communication - intent to interfere or prevent an individual from Using a 911 emergency telephone number., charging
The crime of interfering with emergency communication is committed when a person disconnects, damages, disables, removes, or uses physical force or intimidation to block access to any telephone or telecommunications device with the specific intent to interfere or prevent an individual from doing any of the following:
(1) Using a 911 emergency telephone number.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:338 A.(2)Interfering with emergency communication - intent to interfere or prevent an individual from Obtaining medical assistance, charging
The crime of interfering with emergency communication is committed when a person disconnects, damages, disables, removes, or uses physical force or intimidation to block access to any telephone or telecommunications device with the specific intent to interfere or prevent an individual from doing any of the following: Obtaining medical assistance.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:338 A.(3)Interfering with emergency communication - intent to interfere or prevent an individual from Making a report to any law enforcement officer., charging
The crime of interfering with emergency communication is committed when a person disconnects, damages, disables, removes, or uses physical force or intimidation to block access to any telephone or telecommunications device with the specific intent to interfere or prevent an individual from doing any of the following: Making a report to any law enforcement officer.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:338 BInterfering with emergency communication - penalty
B. Whoever commits the crime of interfering with emergency communication as defined by this Section shall be either fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:338 CInterfering with emergency communication - definitions
C. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) 'Law enforcement officer' shall include commissioned police officers, state police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, and probation and parole officers.
(2) 'Telecommunications device' shall mean any type of instrument, device, or machine that is capable of transmitting or receiving telephonic, electronic, radio, text, or data communications, including but not limited to a cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or any other similar wireless device that is designed to engage in a call or communicate text or data.
Effective: 08/01/2019 - Present
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14:34Aggravated battery
Aggravated battery
Effective: 07/29/1978 - Present
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14:34 AAggravated battery
Aggravated battery is a battery committed upon a person with a dangerous weapon
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34 BAggravated battery - Penalty Active Duty Military or Disabled Veteran
Whoever commits an aggravated battery shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years, or both. At least one year of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence if the offender knew or should have known that the victim is an active member of the United States Armed Forces or is a disabled veteran and the aggravated battery was committed because of that status.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34 C.(1)Aggravated battery - Active Member of Armed Forces
Aggravated battery
C. For purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) 'Active member of the United States Armed Forces' shall mean an active member of the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, or the National Guard.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34 C.(2)Aggravated battery - Disabled Veteran
Aggravated battery
C. For purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
((2) 'Disabled veteran' shall mean a veteran member of the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, or the National Guard who is disabled as determined by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs. .
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34.1Second Degree Battery
Second degree batter
Effective: 07/28/1978 - Present
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14:34.1 ASecond Degree Battery - Charging and definition of second degree battery
Second degree battery is a battery when the offender intentionally inflicts serious bodily injury; however, this provision shall not apply to a medical provider who has obtained the consent of a patient.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:34.1 B.(1)Second degree battery - definition of Active member of the United States Armed Forces
'Active member of the United States Armed Forces' shall mean an active member of the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, or the National Guard.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34.1 B.(2)Second degree battery - definition of Disabled veteran
'Disabled veteran' shall mean a veteran member of the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, or the National Guard who is disabled as determined by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34.1 CSecond degree battery with intent to harm Armed Forces member or disabled veteran
Whoever commits the crime of second degree battery shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than eight years, or both. At least eighteen months of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence if the offender knew or should have known that the victim is an active member of the United States Armed Forces or is a disabled veteran and the second degree battery was committed because of that status.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:34.2Battery of a Police Officer
Battery of a police officer
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 ABattery of a Police Officer
Battery of a police officer is a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a police officer acting in the performance of his duty.
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 B.(1)(a)Battery of a police officer - misdemeanor, 1st offense
Whoever commits the crime of battery of a police officer shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not less than fifteen days nor more than six months without benefit of suspension of sentence.
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 B.(1)(b)Battery of a police officer - second or subsequent offense; felony
Whoever commits a second or subsequent offense of battery of a police officer shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than three years
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 B.(2)Battery of a police officer - penalty when offense occurs while in custody
If at the time of the commission of the offense the offender is under the jurisdiction and legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or is being detained in any jail, prison, correctional facility, juvenile institution, temporary holding center, halfway house, or detention facility, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence for not less than one year nor more than five years. Such sentence shall be consecutive to any other sentence imposed for violation of the provisions of any state criminal law.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34.2 B.(3)(a)Battery of a police officer which produces an injury that requires medical attention, felony
If the battery of a police officer produces an injury that requires medical attention, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both. At least thirty days of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 B.(3)(b)Battery of a police officer which produces an injury that requires medical attention, second or subsequent violation- felony
If the battery produces an injury that requires medical attention, and the offense is a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this Section, the offender shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than five years. At least sixty days of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Effective: 08/01/2020 - Present
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14:34.2 CBattery of a Police Officer, exemptions
C. The definition of a 'police officer' as provided in Paragraph (A)(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: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:34.3Battery of a school teacher
Battery of a school teacher
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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14:34.3 ABattery of a school teacher - Defined
Battery of a school teacher is a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a school teacher acting in the performance of employment duties.
Effective: 08/15/2009 - Present
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