Thibaut HB No. 7
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
CRIME: Amends provisions of law regarding unauthorized entry of a critical
infrastructure.
DIGEST
HB 7 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Thibaut
Present law provides for the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure and
defines the crime as unauthorized entry into a critical infrastructure by a person without
authority to do so.
Proposed law retains present law and adds three additional elements to the crime:
(1)The use or attempted use of fraudulent documents to enter a critical infrastructure.
(2)Remaining upon or in the premises of a critical infrastructure after having been
forbidden to do so.
(3)The entry into a restricted area of the critical infrastructure which is marked as a
restricted or limited access area when the person is not authorized to enter that area.
Proposed law defines "critical infrastructure" as including chemical manufacturing facilities,
refineries, electrical power generating facilities, electrical transmission substations and
distribution substations, water intake structures and water treatment facilities, natural gas
transmission compressor stations, liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals and storage facilities,
and transportation facilities, such as ports, railroad switching yards, and trucking terminals.
Proposed law defines "fraudulent documents for identification purposes" as documents that
are presented as being bona fide documents that provide personal identification information
but that are, in fact, false, forged, altered, or counterfeit.
(Amends R.S. 14:61)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the
reengrossed bill
1. Add electrical transmission substations and distribution substations to the
definition of "critical infrastructure" for purposes of proposed law.
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Prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.