HLS 20RS-683 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 452
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides relative to the illegal possession of a handgun by a
juvenile
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.8(A) and (C)(6) and (7) and to repeal R.S. 14:95.8(D),
3 relative to illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile; to amend the crime of illegal
4 possession of a handgun by a juvenile; to expand the prohibition on the possession
5 of a handgun by a juvenile to all firearms; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:95.8(A) and (C)(6) and (7) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8read as follows:
9 ยง95.8. Illegal possession of a handgun firearm by a juvenile
10 A. It is unlawful for any person who has not attained the age of eighteen
11 years knowingly to possess any handgun on his person firearm. Any person
12 possessing any handgun firearm in violation of this Section commits the offense of
13 illegal possession of a handgun firearm by a juvenile.
14 * * *
15 C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any person under the age
16 of eighteen years who is:
17 * * *
18 (6) At such person's residence and who, with the permission of such person's
19 parent or legal guardian, possesses a handgun firearm.
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HB NO. 452
1 (7) Possessing a handgun firearm with the written permission of such
2 person's parent or legal guardian; provided that such person carries on his person a
3 copy of such written permission.
4 Section 2. R.S. 14:95.8(D) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 452 Original 2020 Regular Session Hilferty
Abstract: Expands the prohibition on the possession of a handgun by juveniles under the
age of 18 to all firearms.
Present law prohibits any juvenile who has not attained the age of 18 years from knowingly
possessing any handgun on his person except under certain circumstances including but not
limited to the following:
(1)A juvenile who possesses a handgun at the juvenile's residence with the permission
of the juvenile's parent or legal guardian.
(2)The juvenile possesses a handgun with the written permission of the juvenile's parent
or legal guardian if the juvenile carries on his person a copy of such written
permission.
Proposed law expands the application of present law to prohibit the possession of all
firearms by a juvenile who has not attained the age of 18 years, and expands the application
of the present law exceptions to the possession of any firearm under the circumstances
specified in present law.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.8(A) and (C)(6) and (7); Repeals R.S. 14:95.8(D))
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