SLS 18RS-61 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 96
BY SENATOR MORRELL
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Provides relative to prostitution. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:82(C)(3), relative to prostitution; to provide relative to
3 penalties; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 14:82(C)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง82. Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancement
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8 C.(1) * * *
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10 (3) On a third and subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned,
11 with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than four years and
12 shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than four thousand dollars.
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14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
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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. 96
SLS 18RS-61 ORIGINAL
1 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement Jr.
DIGEST
SB 96 Original 2018 Regular Session Morrell
Present law provides relative to prostitution. Present law provides that on a third and
subsequent conviction for prostitution, the offender is to be imprisoned, with or without hard
labor, for up to four years, and fined between $500 and $4,000.
Proposed law provides that on a third and subsequent conviction, the offender is to be
imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for a minimum of two years.
Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:82(C)(3))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.