ENROLLED
ACT No. 288
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 450
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:62(B), relative to burglary; to provide relative to the crime
3 of simple burglary; to provide for certain penalties when the offense is committed
4 with a firearm under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:62(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง62. Simple burglary
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9 B.(1) Whoever Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection,
10 whoever commits the crime of simple burglary shall be fined not more than two
11 thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than twelve
12 years, or both.
13 (2) If the offender, while committing the crime of simple burglary, is armed
14 with a firearm or, after entering, arms himself with or possesses a firearm, the
15 offender shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than three nor
16 more than twelve years.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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