HLS 13RS-310 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 6
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
WEAPONS: Provides that the crime of carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon on school
property shall not apply to off-duty law enforcement officers
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.2(C)(1), relative to the crime of carrying a firearm or2
dangerous weapon on school property; to provide with respect to the carrying of a3
firearm or dangerous weapon by a law enforcement officer; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 14:95.2(C)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง95.2. Carrying a firearm, or dangerous weapon, by a student or nonstudent on8
school property, at school-sponsored functions , or in a firearm-free zone9
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C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:11
(1) A federal, state, or local law enforcement officer in the performance of12
his official duties.13
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HB NO. 6
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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)]
Schroder HB No. 6
Abstract: Exempts law enforcement officers from the crime of carrying a firearm or
dangerous weapon on school property.
Present law provides for the crime of carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon by a student
or nonstudent on school property, at school-sponsored functions, or in a firearm-free zone.
Provides that present law shall not apply to the carrying of a firearm or dangerous weapon
by a law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties.
Proposed law deletes the requirement that the officer has to be in the performance of his
official duties to be exempt from the crime.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.2(C)(1))