The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement Jr.
DIGEST
SB 188 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session White
Present law provides relative to the crime of possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by
a person convicted of certain felonies. Present law further provides that it is unlawful for any person
who has been convicted of a "crime of violence," as defined in present law, when that crime is a
felony, to possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that a "crime of violence" is 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 further designates certain present law offenses
and attempts to commit any of those offenses as "crimes of violence".
Proposed law retains present law and adds the present law crime of possession of firearm or carrying
concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies to the list of crimes of violence,
reversing the removal of this crime from the list of crimes of violence by Acts 2017, No. 281, ยง3,
eff. 8/1/17.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 14:2(B)(29))