The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement Jr.
DIGEST
SB 53 Original 2018 Regular Session Morrell
Present law provides relative to the crime of cruelty to animals.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law defines a "crime of violence" as an offense that has, as an element, the use, attempted
use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, and that, by its very
nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may
be used in the course of committing the offense or an offense that involves the possession or use of
a dangerous weapon. Present law enumerates present law crimes that are classified as "crimes of
violence."
Proposed law retains present law and adds the crime of cruelty to animals to the list of enumerated
"crimes of violence".
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 14:2(B)(48))