ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 108
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES OWEN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions of law on civil
liability for intentional dissemination of personally identifiable information, also
known as doxing, and to report its findings to the House of Representatives no later
than February 1, 2022.
WHEREAS, the intentional dissemination of personally identifiable information has
become more commonplace and concerns information that would allow the person subject
to the doxing to be located, contacted, harassed, threatened, or harmed; and
WHEREAS, the practice of doxing can lead to significant and reasonable fear of
harm or actual harm, including death or serious bodily injury, to the person whose personally
identifiable information is intentionally disseminated to the public; and
WHEREAS, the practice of doxing public safety officers, public officials, and minors
has become more commonplace; and
WHEREAS, the practice of doxing public safety officers and public officials can
cause a reasonable fear of harm or actual injury to the public safety officers and public
officials, as well as interfere with and discourage public safety officers and public officials
from conducting their duties; and
WHEREAS, the practice of doxing can be magnified for minors and can cause
reasonable fear of harm or actual harm to the minors because of the vulnerability of youth;
and
WHEREAS, the constitutions of the Untied States and the state of Louisiana protect
personal privacy interests; and
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WHEREAS, provisions in Louisiana law defining a cause of action for doxing could
both deter persons from committing doxing and provide reasonable compensation to victims
of doxing; and
WHEREAS, the constitutions of the United States and the state of Louisiana protect
the right of free speech, the right of freedom of the press, the right of petitioning the
government, and the right of confronting an accuser, and any prohibition of, penalty for, or
remedy for doxing should avoid violating the legitimate exercise of those constitutional
rights.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana urges and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study
provisions of law on civil liability for intentional dissemination of personally identifiable
information and to report its findings to the House of Representatives no later than February
1, 2022.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
director of the Louisiana State Law Institute.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana State Law Institute shall submit
one print copy and one electronic copy of any report produced pursuant to this Resolution
to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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