HLS 12RS-183 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 15
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY BURNS
WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Authorizes off-duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed
handguns in certain facilities
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.5(C), relative to the possession of a firearm on the2
premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet; to provide for an exception for certain off-3
duty law enforcement officers; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:95.5(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง95.5. Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet7
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C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the owner or lessee of an9
alcoholic beverage outlet, or to an employee of such owner or lessee, or to a law10
enforcement officer or other person vested with law enforcement authority acting in11
the performance of his official duties, or an off-duty law enforcement officer who12
is not consuming alcohol. 13
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HB NO. 15
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DIGEST
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)]
Henry Burns HB No. 15
Abstract: Creates an exception to the prohibition against carrying firearms in an alcoholic
beverage outlet for off-duty law enforcement officers who are not consuming
alcohol.
Present law prohibits any person from possessing a firearm while on the premises of an
alcoholic beverage outlet and provides for criminal penalties including a maximum fine of
$500, a term of imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Present law contains exceptions for the owner or lessee of the establishment, an employee
of the establishment, or a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his official
duties.
Proposed law retains the provisions of present law and creates an additional exception for
off-duty law enforcement officers who are not consuming alcohol.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.5(C))