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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 978
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
CRIME/OBSCENITY: Requires that notice be given to certain persons when certain acts
of obscenity occur near a school
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 14:106(I), relative to obscenity; to provide relative to certain acts of obscenity2
occurring within a certain distance of school property; to require that notice of the3
act of obscenity be given to the principal and parents of all students at the school; to4
provide for the contents of the notice; to provide for a period of time in which such5
notice shall be provided; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 14:106(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง106. Obscenity9
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I.(1)(a) When an act of obscenity as defined in Paragraph (A)(1) of this11
Section is reported, the law enforcement agency acting in response to the reported12
incident shall provide notice of the incident to the principal or headmaster of each13
school located within two thousand feet of where the incident occurred. This notice14
shall be provided by the law enforcement agency to the principal or headmaster15
within twenty-four hours of receiving the report of the incident and by any16
reasonable means, including but not limited to live or recorded telephone message17
or electronic mail.18
(b) Within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of the incident from law19
enforcement, the principal or headmaster shall provide notice of the incident to the20 HLS 14RS-56 ORIGINAL
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parents of all students enrolled at the school by any reasonable means, including but1
not limited to live or recorded telephone message or electronic mail.2
(2) The notice required by the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection3
shall include the date, time, and location of the incident, a brief description of the4
incident, and a brief description of the physical characteristics of the alleged offender5
which may include but shall not be limited to the alleged offender's sex, race, hair6
color, eye color, height, age, and weight.7
(3) When the expiration of the twenty-four-hour period occurs on a weekend8
or holiday, notice shall be provided no later than the end of the next regular school9
day.10
(4) For purposes of this Subsection, "school" means any public or private11
elementary or secondary school in this state, including all facilities of the school12
located within the geographical boundaries of the school property.13
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)]
Greene HB No. 978
Abstract: Requires that notice be given to the principal and the parents of all students at a
school when certain acts of obscenity occur within 2,000 feet of the school.
Present law defines the crime of obscenity to include the intentional exposure of the genitals,
pubic hair, anus, vulva, or female breast nipples in any public place or place open to the
public view, or in any prison or jail, with the intent of arousing sexual desire or which
appeals to prurient interest or is patently offensive.
Proposed law provides that when these acts of obscenity occur within 2,000 feet of a school,
within 24 hours of receiving the report of the incident, the law enforcement agency acting
in response to the reported incident shall notify the principal or headmaster of the school that
the incident occurred.
Proposed law further requires the principal or headmaster, within 24 hours of receiving
notice of the incident from law enforcement, to notify the parents of all students enrolled at
the school.
Proposed law provides for the contents of such notice and provides for the definition of
"school".
(Adds R.S. 14:106(I))