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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 6
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Provides relative to the crime of unauthorized entry of a place of
business. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:62.4(A), relative to the crime of unauthorized entry of a place2
of business; to provide relative to the definition of the crime of unauthorized entry3
of a place of business; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:62.4(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง62.4. Unauthorized entry of a place of business 7
A. Unauthorized entry of a place of business is the intentional entry by a8
person without authority into any structure or onto any premises, belonging to9
another, that is completely enclosed by any type of physical barrier that is at least six10
feet in height, or by a combination of any type of physical barrier that is at least11
six feet in height and a lake, river, bayou, or other body of water, and that is12
used in whole or in part as a place of business. Nothing in this Section shall13
prohibit the ability of a person to dock a boat, vessel, or other water craft on the14
bank of a navigable waterway for a reasonable period of time under any of the15
following circumstances:16
(1) The water craft is experiencing a mechanical or operating problem.17 SB NO. 6
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(2) Any person aboard the water craft is experiencing a medical1
emergency.2
(3) Any other condition exists that prevents the water craft from3
proceeding on the waterway.4
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
The original instrument was prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr. The
following digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative
instrument, was prepared by Danielle Doiron.
DIGEST
Allain (SB 6)
Present law defines the crime of unauthorized entry of a place of business as the intentional
entry by a person, without authority, into any structure or onto any premises, belonging to
another and used in whole or in part as a place of business, that is completely enclosed by
any type of physical barrier that is at least six feet in height.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that the crime of unauthorized entry of a place of
business also includes the intentional entry by a person, without authority, into any structure
or onto any premises belonging to another and used in whole or in part as a place of
business, that is completely enclosed by a combination of any type of physical barrier that
is at least six feet in height and a lake, river, bayou, or other body of water.
Proposed law further provides that it shall not prohibit the ability of a person to dock a boat,
vessel, or other water craft on the bank of a navigable waterway for a reasonable period of
time if:
(1)The water craft is experiencing a mechanical or operating problem.
(2)Any person aboard the water craft is experiencing a medical emergency.
(3)Any other condition exists that prevents the water craft from proceeding on the
waterway.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:62.4(A)) SB NO. 6
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Authorizes a person to dock a water craft on the bank of a navigable
waterway under certain circumstances.