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ACT No. 915
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 377
BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:134.1(A) and to enact R.S. 14:134.1(C), relative to2
malfeasance in office; to provide with respect to malfeasance in office involving3
prohibited sexual conduct; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:134.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 14:134.1(C)6
is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง134.1. Malfeasance in office; sexual conduct prohibited with persons sentenced to8
in the custody and supervision of the Department of Public Safety and9
Corrections10
A. It shall be unlawful and constitute malfeasance in office for any person11
who is a law enforcement officer, officer of the Department of Public Safety and12
Corrections, or employee of any prison, jail, or correctional institution, or persons13
employed by entities operating work-release facilities of the Department of Public14
Safety and Corrections, of the following persons to engage in sexual intercourse or15
any other sexual conduct with a person who is under their supervision and who is16
confined in a prison, jail, work-release work release facility, or correctional17
institution, or who is under the supervision of the division of probation and parole.18
parole:19
(1) A law enforcement officer.20
(2) An officer, employee, contract worker, or volunteer of the Department21
of Public Safety and Corrections or any prison, jail, work release facility, or22
correctional institution.23
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C. For purposes of this Section, "law enforcement officer" shall include1
commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals,2
correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, state park wardens,3
and probation and parole officers.4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: