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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 227
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY
CRIME/BATTERY: Amends penalties for the crime of battery of a school or recreation
athletic contest official
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:34.4(B), relative to battery of a school or recreation athletic2
contest official; to amend the penalties for the crime of battery of a school or3
recreation athletic contest official; to require participation by the offender in4
community service and a counseling program; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 14:34.4(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง34.4. Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official8
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B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic10
contest official shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than11
five hundred thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than forty-eight hours five12
days nor more than six three months without benefit of suspension of sentence,13
except as provided in Paragraph (2).14
(2) Whoever commits the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic15
contest official which results in an injury to the victim that requires medical attention16
shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand17
dollars and imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months.18 HLS 14RS-121 ORIGINAL
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(2)(3)(a) The court, in its discretion, may suspend the imposition of the1
sentence and place the offender on probation with the condition that he In addition2
to any other penalty imposed, the court shall order the offender to perform five days3
forty hours of court-approved community service work.4
(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed, the court shall order the5
offender to participate in a court-approved counseling program which may include6
anger management, abusive behavior intervention groups, or any other type of7
counseling deemed appropriate by the court. Any costs associated with the8
counseling program shall be borne by the offender.9
(c) Participation in the community service and counseling program required10
by the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph shall not be11
suspended.12
(d) Failure to successfully complete the community service work and13
counseling program, as determined by the supervisor of the program to which he is14
assigned, may result in revocation of probation.15
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 HB No. 227
Abstract: Amends the penalties for the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic
contest official.
Present law provides for the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official
and provides that any person convicted of this offense shall be fined not more than $500 and
shall be imprisoned for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. This sentence may
only be suspended by the court if the offender is placed on probation with a minimum
condition that he perform five days of community service work.
Proposed law amends the penalties as follows:
(1)Fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment for not less
than five days nor more than three months.
(2)If the offense results in an injury to the victim that requires medical attention: fine
of not less $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment for not less than 10 days
nor more than six months. HLS 14RS-121 ORIGINAL
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(3)In addition to the penalties provided in (1) and (2) above, the offender shall perform
40 hours of court-approved community service and participate in a court-approved
counseling program which may include anger management, abusive behavior
intervention groups, or any other type of counseling deemed appropriate by the court.
Proposed law further provides that participation in community service and the counseling
program required by proposed law shall not be suspended and that the cost of participation
in the counseling program shall be borne by the offender.
(Amends R.S. 14:34.4(B))