14:93.15 A.Alcoholic beverage vaporizer; prohibitions - charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, give away, purchase, possess, or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer.
Effective: 08/15/2006 - Present
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14:93.15 B.Alcoholic beverage vaporizer; prohibitions - does not apply to any other vaporizer device used for purposes other than vaporizing alcoholic beverages
This Section shall not apply to any other vaporizer device used for purposes other than vaporizing alcoholic beverages.
Effective: 08/15/2006 - Present
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14:93.15 C.Alcoholic beverage vaporizer; prohibitions - 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: 08/15/2006 - Present
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14:93.16Unlawful sales of consumable hemp products to persons under twenty-one
Unlawful sales of consumable hemp products to persons under twenty-one
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.16(A)Unlawful sales of consumable hemp products to persons under twenty-one - charging and defined
It unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, dispense, or otherwise deliver any consumable hemp product, as defined in R.S. 3:1481, to any person
under twenty-one years of age unless such person is the lawful owner or lawful employee of an establishment to which the sale is being made and is accepting such
delivery pursuant to such ownership or employment.
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.16(B)Unlawful sales of consumable hemp products to persons under twenty-one - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.17Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; penalties
Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; penalties
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.17(A)Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; charging and definition
It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one years of age to purchase or possess any consumable hemp product as defined in R.S. 3:1481
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.17(B)(1)Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.17(B)(2)Purchase and possession of consumable hemp products by a minor; exclusion from criminal record
Any person apprehended while violating the provisions of this Section shall be issued a citation by the apprehending law enforcement officer, which shall
be paid in the same manner as provided for the offenders of local traffic violations. A citation issued by a law enforcement officer for such violation shall not be
included on the person's criminal history record
Effective: 08/01/2025 - Present
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14:93.2Tattooing and body piercing of minors; prohibition
Tattooing and body piercing of minors; prohibition
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:93.2 A.Tattooing and body piercing of minors - unlawful to tattoo or body pierce anyone under 18 without the consent of an accompanying parent or tutor
It is unlawful for any person to tattoo or body pierce any other person under the age of eighteen without the consent of an accompanying parent or tutor of such person.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:93.2 B.Tattooing and body piercing of minors - unlawful for any business entity to pierce the body of any person under the age of eighteen without the consent of a parent or legal custodian
It is unlawful for any business entity to pierce the body of any person under the age of eighteen without the consent of a parent or legal custodian of such person.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:93.2 C.Tattooing and body piercing of minors - penalty
Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:93.2.1Child desertion
Child desertion
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:93.2.1 A.Child desertion - charging and definition
Child desertion is the intentional or criminally negligent exposure of a child under the age of ten years, by a person who has the care, custody, or control of the child, to a hazard or danger against which the child cannot reasonably be expected to protect himself, or the desertion or abandonment of such child, knowing or having reason to believe that the child could be exposed to such hazard or danger.
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:93.2.1 B.(1)Child desertion - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of child desertion shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:93.2.1 B.(2)Child desertion - second or subsequent offense penalty
On a second and subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, at least thirty days of which shall be without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence.
Effective: 08/30/1986 - Present
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14:93.2.2Unlawful placement of gold fillings, caps, and crowns - charging, definition, penalty
It is unlawful for any person to replace a tooth or part of a tooth or associated tissue by means of a filling, cap, or crown made of any gold substance on any person under the age of eighteen without the consent of the parents or guardian of such person. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:93.2.3Second degree cruelty to juveniles
Second degree cruelty to juveniles
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:93.2.3 A.(1)Second degree cruelty to juveniles - charging and definition
Second degree cruelty to juveniles is the intentional or criminally negligent mistreatment or neglect by anyone over the age of seventeen to any child under the age of seventeen which causes serious bodily injury or neurological impairment to that child.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:93.2.3 B.Second degree cruelty to juveniles - providing of treatment in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religious method of healing shall not be considered intentional or criminally negligent mistreatment
The providing of treatment by a parent or tutor in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religious method of healing, in lieu of medical treatment, shall not for that reason alone be considered to be intentional or criminally negligent mistreatment or neglect and shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Section.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:93.2.3 C.Second degree cruelty to juveniles - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of second degree cruelty to juveniles shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than forty years.
Effective: 08/15/1999 - Present
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14:93.3Cruelty to persons with infirmities
Cruelty to persons with infirmities
Effective: 06/23/2014 - Present
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14:93.3 A.Cruelty to persons with infirmities - charging and definition
Cruelty to persons with infirmities is the intentional or criminally negligent mistreatment or neglect by any person, including a caregiver, whereby unjustifiable pain, malnourishment, or suffering is caused to a person with an infirmity, an adult with a disability, or a person who is aged, including but not limited to a person who is a resident of a nursing home, facility for persons with intellectual disabilities, mental health facility, hospital, or other residential facility.
Effective: 06/23/2014 - Present
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