Louisiana SB 115: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices by certain felons. (8/1/21)

Bill Text

SLS 21RS-44 ENGROSSED
2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 115
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Prohibits possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons
or devices by certain felons. (8/1/21)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.1(A), relative to illegal carrying and discharge of
3 weapons; to prohibit possession of a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon by a
4 person convicted of certain felonies; to provide for consideration of certain juvenile
5 offenses; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:95.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §95.1. Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of
9 certain felonies
10 A.(1) It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of, or has been
11 found not guilty by reason of insanity for, a crime of violence as defined in R.S.
12 14:2(B) which is a felony or simple burglary, burglary of a pharmacy, burglary of an
13 inhabited dwelling, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, felony illegal use
14 of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, manufacture or possession of a delayed
15 action incendiary device, manufacture or possession of a bomb, or possession of a
16 firearm while in the possession of or during the sale or distribution of a controlled
17 dangerous substance, or any violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SB NO. 115
SLS 21RS-44 ENGROSSED
1 Substances Law which is a felony, or any crime which is defined as a sex offense in
2 R.S. 15:541, or any crime defined as an attempt to commit one of the above-
3 enumerated offenses under the laws of this state, or who has been convicted under
4 the laws of any other state or of the United States or of any foreign government or
5 country of a crime which, if committed in this state, would be one of the above-
6 enumerated crimes, to possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon.
7 (2) This Section shall also apply to any person that committed a
8 felony-grade delinquent act described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection if
9 adjudicated when that person was a child, as defined in Ch. C. Article 804, and
10 such person is under age twenty-four.
11 * * *
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SB 115 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Peacock
Present law prohibits any person convicted of, or found not guilty by reason of insanity for,
a crime of violence as defined in present law, or any crime defined as an attempt to commit
a crime of violence under the laws of Louisiana, or has been convicted under the laws of any
other state or of the United States or of any foreign government or country of a crime which,
if committed in this state, would be a crime of violence, from possessing a firearm or
carrying a concealed weapon.
Proposed law retains present law and extends the prohibition from possessing a firearm or
carrying a concealed weapon to persons that committed a felony-grade delinquent act (a
crime of violence committed by a child) when that person was a child and that person is
under the age of 24.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.1(A))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.