ENROLLED
ACT No. 130
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 175
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:107.4(A) and (C) and to enact R.S. 14:107.4(F), relative to
3 unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity; to provide relative
4 to the elements of the offense; to provide for a definition; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:107.4(A) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
8 14:107.4(F) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง107.4. Unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity
10 A. It shall be unlawful for a person who is either a principal or accessory to
11 a crime to obtain an image, live-stream, or video of the commission of the crime
12 using any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image
13 recording device and to transfer that image, live-stream, or video obtained during the
14 commission of the crime by the use of a computer online service, Internet service,
15 or any other means of electronic communication, including but not limited to a local
16 bulletin board service, Internet chat room, electronic mail, or online messaging
17 service for the purpose of gaining notoriety, publicity, or the attention of the public.
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19 C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any of the following:
20 (1) The obtaining, use, or transference of such images, live-streams, or
21 videos by a telephone company, cable television company, or any of its affiliates, an
22 Internet provider, or commercial online service provider, or to the carrying,
23 broadcasting, or performing of related activities in providing telephone, cable
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1 television, Internet, or commercial online services or in the production, exhibition,
2 or presentation of an audiovisual work in any medium, including but not limited to
3 a motion picture or television program.
4 (2) The obtaining, use, or transference of such images, live-streams, or
5 videos by a law enforcement officer pursuant to investigation of criminal activity.
6 (3) The obtaining, use, or transference of such images, live-stream, or video
7 by any bona fide member of the news media broadcasting a news report through
8 television, cable television, or other telecommunication.
9 (4) The obtaining, use, or transference of such images, live-streams, or
10 videos for use in a feature-length film, short subject film, video, television series,
11 television program, public service announcement, or commercial.
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13 F. For the purposes of this Section, "live-stream" shall mean a video of an
14 event distributed on the Internet while the event is taking place.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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