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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 502
BY SENATOR MOUNT
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Amends the definition of "racketeering activity" to include
additional offenses. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1352(A)(12) and to enact R.S. 15:1352(A)(20) through (29),2
relative to "racketeering activity"; to provide for inclusion of additional enumerated3
crimes to the definition of "racketeering activity"; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 15:1352(12) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.6
15:1352(A)(20) through (29) are enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1352. Definitions 8
As used in this Chapter: 9
A. "Racketeering activity" means committing, attempting to commit,10
conspiring to commit, or soliciting, coercing, or intimidating another person to11
commit any crime which is punishable under the following provisions of Title 14 of12
the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or the Uniform Controlled Dangerous13
Substances Law, or the Louisiana Securities Law:14
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(12) R.S. 40:966(E)(F)(1-3)16
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(20) R.S. 14:451
(21) R.S. 14:522
(22) R.S. 14:603
(23) R.S. 14:624
(24) R.S. 14:62.15
(25) R.S. 14:62.26
(26) R.S. 14:62.37
(27) R.S. 14:64.18
(28) R.S. 14:64.49
(29) R.S. 14:6510
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
Mount (SB 502)
Present law includes the following definitions to define "racketeering activity": 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 possession of large quantities
of marijuana (60 pounds up to 10,000 pounds) and the following crimes to the definition of
"racketeering activity": simple kidnapping; simple arson; aggravated burglary; simple
burglary; simple burglary of a pharmacy; simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling;
unauthorized entry of inhabited dwelling; first degree robbery; second degree robbery; and
simple robbery.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 15:1352(A)(12); adds R.S. 15:1352(20) - (29))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the
original bill.
1. Deleted certain crimes from the definition of "racketeering activity."
2. Added possession of large quantities of marijuana violations to the definition
of "racketeering activity".