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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 43
BY SENATOR WHITE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
WEAPONS. Provides relative to the crime of manufacture and possession of a bomb.
(gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:54.3(A), relative to the crime of manufacture and possession2
of a bomb; to provide relative to the definition of manufacture and possession of a3
bomb; to provide relative to licensing and regulation of explosives; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 14:54.3(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง54.3. Manufacture and possession of a bomb8
A. It shall be unlawful for any person without proper license as required by9
R.S. 40:1471.1 et seq. R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq., knowingly and intentionally to10
manufacture, possess, or have under his control any bomb.11
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not13
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature14
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If15
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become16
effective on the day following such approval.17 SB NO. 43
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
DIGEST
Present law provides that it is unlawful for any person, without proper license as required
by present law relative to the regulation of explosives, to knowingly and intentionally
manufacture, possess, or have under his control any bomb.
Proposed law changes the present law reference to present law relative to the licensing and
regulation of explosives to conform to present law numbering system.
Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:54.3(A))