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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 269
BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON
CRIME: Amends the definition of "racketeering activity" to include additional offenses
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1352(A)(11) through (15) and to enact R.S. 15:1352(A)(20)2
through (46), relative to "racketeering activity"; to expand the types of controlled3
dangerous substances violations which are defined as "racketeering activity"; to add4
other enumerated crimes to the definition of "racketeering activity"; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 15:1352(A)(11) through (15) are hereby amended and reenacted and8
R.S. 15:1352(A)(20) through (46) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง1352. Definitions10
As used in this Chapter:11
A. "Racketeering activity" means committing, attempting to commit,12
conspiring to commit, or soliciting, coercing, or intimidating another person to13
commit any crime which is punishable under the following provisions of Title 14 of14
the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Uniform Controlled Dangerous15
Substances Law, or the Louisiana Securities Law:16
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(11) R.S. 40:966 (A)18
(12) R.S. 40:966 (E)19
(13) R.S. 40:967 (A)20
(14) R.S. 40:968 (A)21
(15) R.S. 40:969 (A)22
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(20) R.S. 14:341
(21) R.S. 14:34.12
(22) R.S. 14:34.23
(23) R.S. 14:34.64
(24) R.S. 14:37.25
(25) R.S. 14:37.36
(26) R.S. 14:397
(27) R.S. 14:39.18
(28) R.S. 14:39.29
(29) R.S. 14:4510
(30) R.S. 14:5211
(31) R.S. 14:5512
(32) R.S. 14:5613
(33) R.S. 14:6014
(34) R.S. 14:6215
(35) R.S. 14:62.116
(36) R.S. 14:62.317
(37) R.S. 14:6318
(38) R.S. 14:64.119
(39) R.S. 14:64.420
(40) R.S. 14:6521
(41) R.S. 14:9422
(42) R.S. 14:9523
(43) R.S. 14:95.124
(44) R.S. 14:95.1.125
(45) R.S. 14:95.2.126
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The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Wooton HB No. 269
Abstract: Adds enumerated crimes to the list of offenses which constitute "racketeering
activity".
Present law defines "racketeering activity" as including solicitation for murder, first degree
murder, second degree murder, assault by drive-by shooting, aggravated kidnapping, second
degree kidnapping, aggravated arson, carjacking, extortion, theft, certain controlled
dangerous substance violations, pandering, and money laundering.
Proposed law retains the provisions of present law and adds all controlled dangerous
substance violations and the following crimes to the definition of "racketeering activity":
illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities; illegal carrying of weapons;
possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain
felonies; illegally supplying a felon with a firearm; illegally supplying a felon with
ammunition; aggravated battery; second degree battery; battery of a police officer; disarming
of a police officer; aggravated assault upon a police officer with a firearm; unlawful use of
a laser upon a police officer; negligent injuring; vehicular negligent injuring; first degree
negligent injuring; simple kidnapping; simple arson; aggravated criminal damage to
property; simple criminal damage to property; aggravated burglary; simple burglary; simple
burglary of an inhabited dwelling; unauthorized entry of inhabited dwelling; criminal
trespass; first degree robbery; second degree robbery; and simple robbery.
(Amends R.S. 15:1352(A)(11)-(15); Adds R.S. 15:1352(A)(20)-(46))