Johns (SB 333) Act No. 602
Prior law provided for the crimes of incest, aggravated incest, crime against nature, and
aggravated crime against nature.
New law repeals the crime of incest and places the elements and penalties for the crime into
the offense of crime against nature.
New law repeals the crime of aggravated incest and places the elements and penalties for the
crime into the offense of aggravated crime against nature.
Prior law provisions in the Children's Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and Titles 13,
14, 15, and 40 of the La. Revised Statutes regarding criminal procedure, sex offender
registration and notification, determination of mental capacity or incapacity, diminution of
sentence, grounds for termination of parental rights, and the use of public funds for certain
purposes reference the prior law crimes of incest, aggravated incest, crime against nature,
and aggravated crime against nature.
New law amends these prior law provisions to reflect the new law placement of the elements
of the crime of incest into the offense of crime against nature and aggravated incest into the
offense of aggravated crime against nature.
New law directs the La. State Law Institute to change all references in La. law from "incest"
to "crime against nature" and from "aggravated incest" to "aggravated crime against nature"
to reflect the changes made in new law.
Effective upon signature of the governor (June 12, 2014).
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 855(B)(7)(f) and (g), 884.1(A)(6) and (7), 897(B)(1)(c), and
1015(3)(c), C.Cr.P. Arts. 571.1 and 648(B)(3)(g) and (h), R.S. 13:5713(F), R.S. 14:43.6(A)
and (B)(1), 89, and 89.1, and R.S. 15:536(A), 537, 541(2)(j) and (l), (24)(a), and (25)(d),
542(A)(3)(f) and (g), and 571.3(B)(3)(p) and (4)(d) and (e), R.S. 40:1299.34.5(B)(3), (C),
and (E), 1299.35.2(D)(2)(d) and (E), 1299.35.7(B) and (D), and 1300.13(E)(intro para) and
(E)(6); Repeals Ch.C. Arts. 502(4)(i) and 603(12)(i), R.S. 14:2(B)(40), 78 and 78.1, and R.S.
15:571.3(B)(3)(i) and (j))