RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
HCR 5 2021 Regular Session McCormick
Suspends the enforcement of criminal penalties relative to religious assembly for violation
of R.S. 14:329.6(A)(3), R.S. 29:724(E), R.S. 29:727(G), and all other laws as they relate to
emergency proclamations and violations of emergency proclamations.
Existing law (R.S. 14:329.6(A)(3)) provides that during a state of emergency and following
a proclamation by the governor, the chief law enforcement officer of the political subdivision
affected by the proclamation may, in order to protect life and property and to bring the
emergency situation under control, promulgate orders affecting any part or all of the
territorial limits of the municipality or parish, which includes regulating and closing of places
of amusement and assembly.
Existing law (R.S. 29:724(E)) provides that in the event of an emergency declared by the
governor, any person or representative of any firm, partnership, or corporation violating any
promulgated order, rule, or regulation shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in the
parish jail for not more than six months, or both. Provides that no executive order,
proclamation, or regulation shall create or define a crime or fix penalties.
Existing law (R.S. 29:727(G)) provides that in the event of an emergency declared by the
parish president, any person or representative of any firm, partnership, or corporation
violating any promulgated order, rule, or regulation shall be fined not more than $500 or
confined in the parish jail for not more than six months, or both.
(Suspends R.S. 14:329.6(A)(3) and R.S. 29:724(E) and 727(G))