Louisiana 2014 2014 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB308 Chaptered / Bill

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ACT No. 50
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 308
BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:108.1(E), relative to the crime of flight from an officer; to increase2
the possible term of imprisonment for the crime of aggravated flight from an officer; to3
provide for increased penalties when the crime results in serious bodily injury; to provide4
for a definition of "serious bodily injury"; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1.  R.S. 14:108.1(E) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง108.1.  Flight from an officer; aggravated flight from an officer8
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E.(1) Whoever commits aggravated flight from an officer shall be imprisoned at10
hard labor for not more than two five years and may be fined not more than two thousand11
dollars.12
(2)(a) Whoever commits the crime of  aggravated flight from an officer that13
results in serious bodily injury shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years14
and may be fined not more than two thousand dollars. 15
(b) For purposes of this Section, "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which16
involves unconsciousness, extreme physical pain or protracted and obvious disfigurement,17
or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental18
faculty, or a substantial risk of death. 19
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: