DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 634 Original 2022 Regular Session McMahen
Abstract: Provides relative to certain offenses committed against minors.
Present law provides for the crimes of sexual battery, second degree sexual battery, felony carnal
knowledge of a juvenile, misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile, pornography involving
juveniles, molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability, computer-aided
solicitation of a minor, illegal use of controlled dangerous substances in the presence of persons
under seventeen years of age, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, cruelty to juveniles,
second degree cruelty to juveniles, and video voyeurism.
Present law further provides that the age of the offenders of those present law crimes is 17 years of
age or older.
Proposed law raises the age of the offenders from 17 to 18 years of age or older.
(Amends R.S. 14:43.1(A)(3)(intro. para.) and (C)(2), 43.2(C)(2) and (3)(intro. para.), 80(A)(1),
80.1(A), 81.1(E)(5)(a) and (b) and (G)(intro. para.), 81.2(A)(1) and (2)(intro. para.), (B)(1), (2), and
(3)(a), 81.3(A)(1), (2), (3) and (5), (B)(1)(a) and (c) and (C)(1), 91.13(A), 92(A)(intro. para.), 93(A),
93.2.3(A)(1), and 283(A)(3))