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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 978
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
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; to provide for immunity from liability for certain persons;6
and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 14:106(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง106. Obscenity10
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I.(1)(a) When an act of obscenity as defined in Paragraph (A)(1) of this12
Section is reported, the law enforcement agency acting in response to the reported13
incident shall provide notice of the incident to the principal or headmaster of each14
school located within two thousand feet of where the incident occurred. This notice15
shall be provided by the law enforcement agency to the principal or headmaster16
within twenty-four hours of receiving the report of the incident and by any17
reasonable means, including but not limited to live or recorded telephone message18
or electronic mail.19
(b) The notice required by the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this20
Paragraph shall include the date, time, and location of the incident, a brief21
description of the incident, and a brief description of the physical characteristics of22
the alleged offender which may include but shall not be limited to the alleged23
offender's sex, race, hair color, eye color, height, age, and weight.24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 978
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(2)(a) Within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of the incident from law1
enforcement pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the2
principal or headmaster shall provide notice of the incident to the parents of all3
students enrolled at the school by any reasonable means, including but not limited4
to live or recorded telephone message or electronic mail.5
(b) The notice required by the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this6
Paragraph shall include the same information required for the notice provided in7
Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the extent that the information is provided by law8
enforcement to the principal or headmaster of the school.9
(3) When the expiration of the twenty-four-hour period occurs on a weekend10
or holiday, notice shall be provided no later than the end of the next regular school11
day.12
(4) For purposes of this Subsection, "school" means any public or private13
elementary or secondary school in this state, including all facilities of the school14
located within the geographical boundaries of the school property.15
(5) The principal, headmaster, school, owner of the school, operator of the16
school, and the insurer or self-insurance program for the school shall be immune17
from any liability that arises as a result of compliance or non-compliance with this18
Subsection, except for any willful violation of the provisions of this Subsection.19
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: