SLS 18RS-432 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 155
BY SENATOR CARTER
WEAPONS. Prohibits sale of weapons to any person under the age of twenty-one. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:91, relative to unlawful sales of weapons to minors; to
3 provide relative to sales of weapons to persons under the age of twenty-one; to
4 provide with respect to fines and penalties; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:91 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง91. Unlawful sales of weapons to minors
8 A. Unlawful sales of weapons to minors is the selling or otherwise delivering
9 for value of any firearm or other instrumentality customarily used as a dangerous
10 weapon to any person under the age of eighteen twenty-one. Lack of knowledge of
11 the minor's age shall not be a defense.
12 B. Whoever commits the crime of unlawful sales of weapons to minors shall
13 be fined not more than three hundred one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not
14 more than six twelve months, or both.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 155
SLS 18RS-432 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SB 155 Original 2018 Regular Session Carter
Present law provides that unlawful sales of weapons to minors is the selling or otherwise
delivering for value of any firearm or other instrumentality customarily used as a dangerous
weapon to any person under the age of 18.
Proposed law provides that unlawful sales of weapons to minors is the selling or otherwise
delivering for value of any firearm or other instrumentality customarily used as a dangerous
weapon to any person under the age of 21.
Present law provides that lack of knowledge of the minor's age shall not be a defense.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that whoever commits the crime of unlawful sales of weapons to
minors shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or
both.
Proposed law provides that whoever commits the crime of unlawful sales of weapons to
minors shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than 12 months,
or both.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 14:91)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.