14:91.6 C.Unlawful distribution of sample tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under age eighteen - penalty
Whoever violates a provision of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars upon conviction.
Effective: 09/09/1988 - Present
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14:91.7 A.Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property -charging and definition
No person shall intentionally possess or consume alcoholic beverages upon public school property unless authorized by the principal or person in charge of the public school property at the time.
Effective: 09/06/1991 - Present
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14:91.7 B.Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property - definitions
Definitions of 'school' and 'school property' for purposes of this Section.
Effective: 09/06/1991 - Present
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14:91.7 C.Unauthorized possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public school property - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than fifteen days nor more than six months.
Effective: 09/06/1991 - Present
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14:91.8Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; signs required; penalties
Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; signs required; penalties
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(A)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - law shall be known as 'Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Law'
This Section shall be known and may be cited as the 'Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Law'.
Effective: 05/28/2014 - Present
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14:91.8(B)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - legislative intent of Section
It is the intent of the legislature that enforcement of this Section shall be implemented in an equitable manner throughout the state. For the purpose of equitable and uniform implementation and application of state and local laws and regulations, the provisions of this Section shall supersede existing or subsequently adopted local ordinances or regulations which relate to the sale, promotion, and distribution of tobacco products, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product. It is the intent of the legislature that this Section shall be equitably enforced so as to ensure the eligibility for and receipt of any federal funds or grants the state now receives or may receive relating to the provisions of this Section.
Effective: 05/28/2014 - Present
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14:91.8(C)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products - unlawful to distribute any tobacco product to a person under the age of 18
It is unlawful for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or other person to sell or distribute any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product to a person under the age of twenty-one. However, it shall not be unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one to accept receipt of a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product from an employer when required in the performance of such person's duties. At the point of sale, a sign, in not less than thirty-point type, shall be displayed in a manner conspicuous to both employees and consumers, within any location where tobacco products, alterative nicotine products, vapor products, or vapor paraphernalia and devices are available for purchase, that r
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(D)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products - unlawful for a vending machine operator to place a vending machine without sign noting sale is prohibited to persons under 18
D. It is unlawful for a vending machine operator to place in use a vending machine to vend any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product automatically, unless the machine displays a sign or sticker in not less than twenty-two-point type on the front of the machine stating, 'LOUISIANA LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS, OR VAPOR PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER AGE 21'. The sign shall also include a notice that displays the telephone number for the Louisiana Tobacco Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) and the website for the Louisiana Tobacco Quitline (www.quitwithusla.org), as determined by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(E)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products - it is unlawful for any person under the age of 21 to buy any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product.
E. It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to be sold any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product.
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(F)(1)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products - t is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to possess any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product.
F.(1) It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to possess any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product.
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(F)(2)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products -Exemption or Exception
F. (2) However, it shall not be unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one to possess a tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When a person under eighteen years of age is accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian twenty-one years of age or older
(b) In private residences.
(c) When the tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product is handled during the course and scope of his employment and required in the performance of such person's duties.
Effective: 08/01/2021 - Present
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14:91.8(G)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - Definitions
The following definitions apply:
(1) 'Alternative nicotine product' means any non-combustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any other means. 'Alternative nicotine product' does not include any:
(a) Tobacco product. (b) Vapor product. (c) Product that is a drug pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1). (d) Device pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 321(h). (e) Combination product described in 21 U.S.C. 353(g). (2) 'Cigar' means any roll of tobacco for smoking, irrespective of size or shape, and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, adulterated, or
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:91.8(H)(1)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - penalty for selling or buying
H.(1) A person who violates the provisions of this Section by selling or buying tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first violation. The penalties for subsequent violations shall be a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for the second violation, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the third violation, and a fine of not more than four hundred dollars for any violation thereafter..S.C. 353(g). (2) 'Cigar' means any roll of tobacco for smoking, irrespective of size or shape, and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, adulterated, or
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:91.8(H)(2)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - penalty for possession
(2) A person who violates the provisions of this Section by possessing tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each violation.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:91.8(I)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - penalty owner of the establishment
I. A violation of the signage requirement of Subsection C of this Section shall be deemed to be a violation by the owner of the establishment where the violation occurred. A violation of the signage requirement of Subsection D of this Section shall be deemed to be a violation by the owner of the vending machine. For the first such violation, the owner shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. The penalties for subsequent violations shall be a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for the second violation, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the third violation, and a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for any violation thereafter.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:91.8(J)Unlawful sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product - notification requirement the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco control
J. The law enforcement agency issuing the citation or making the arrest or the clerk of the court in which a prosecution is initiated, as the case may be, shall notify the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco control of the action and the final disposition of the matter.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:91.9Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim
Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 A.(1)Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - establishing a residence or physically residing within 3 miles of the victim
It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 to establish a residence or physically reside within three miles of the victim of the offense for which he was convicted.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 A.(2)Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - knowingly be physically present within three hundred feet of the victim of the offense for which he was convicted.
It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 to knowingly be physically present within three hundred feet of the victim of the offense for which he was convicted.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 A.(3)Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - communicate, either by electronic communication, in writing, or orally, with the victim of the offense for which he was convicted or an immediate family member of the victim
It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 to communicate, either by electronic communication, in writing, or orally, with the victim of the offense for which he was convicted or an immediate family member of the victim, unless the victim consents to such communication in writing and the communication is made pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 46:1846.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 B.Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - definition of 'immediate family member'
For purposes of this Section, 'immediate family member' means the spouse, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sibling, or child of the victim, whether related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 C.(1)Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - penalty for violation of (A)(1) or (2)
Whoever violates the provisions of Paragraphs (A)(1) or (2) of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:91.9 C.(2)Unlawful presence or contact of a sex offender relative to a former victim - penalty for violation of (A)(3)
Whoever violates the provisions of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:92Contributing to the delinquency of juveniles
Contributing to the delinquency of juveniles
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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