RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 298 (HB 185) 2019 Regular Session Hilferty
Existing law requires any adult residing in this state who has been convicted for the
perpetration or attempted perpetration of the crime of disarming of a peace officer, the crime
of aggravated assault upon a peace officer, or certain other enumerated crimes when
committed against a peace officer, to register with the sheriff of the parish of the person's
residence and with the chief of police if the address of the residence is located in an
incorporated area which has a police department.
Existing law requires the La. Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to establish
and maintain a central registry to collect and disseminate information regarding those
offenders who are required to register in accordance with existing law. Existing law further
requires the bureau to provide the information to all law enforcement agencies in this state
who request such information in an effort to assist in the prevention of violence and
protection of peace officers.
New law expands existing law to require registration of persons who commit terrorism
offenses which include the crime of terrorism as defined by existing law (R.S. 14:128.1), the
crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by existing law (R.S. 14:128.2), and any
offense under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or
federal law, that is equivalent to the existing law crime of terrorism or aiding others in
terrorism.
New law also expands the application of existing law to require registration of any person
convicted for the conspiracy to commit any of the offenses provided in existing law and new
law.
New law further requires the bureau to establish an alert flag on the criminal history record
information of each person who is required to register pursuant to existing law and new law
that would be visible and accessible to law enforcement agencies and peace officers while
in the performance of their duties.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 15:642(2)(c) and (d), 643(A), and 645(A); Adds R.S. 15:642(4))