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ACT No. 431
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 541
BY REPRESENTATIVES LYONS, BILLINGS, BOYD, FISHER, FREEMAN, GREEN,
JACKSON, LAFLEUR, NEWELL, AND WALTERS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:283.2(A)(2) and to enact R.S. 14:283.2(C)(5), relative to the
3 nonconsensual disclosure of a private image; to provide relative to the elements of
4 the offense of nonconsensual disclosure of a private image; to provide for a
5 definition; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:283.2(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
8 14:283.2(C)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง283.2. Nonconsensual disclosure of a private image
10 A. A person commits the offense of nonconsensual disclosure of a private
11 image when all of the following occur:
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13 (2) The person who discloses the image obtained it through unauthorized
14 access or under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know or
15 understand that the image was to remain private.
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17 C. For purposes of this Section:
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1 (5) "Unauthorized access" means the retrieval of an image from an
2 individual's telecommunication device as defined in R.S. 14:81.1.1 without that
3 individual's permission.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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