ENROLLED
ACT No. 276
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 639
BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:108(B)(1)(f), relative to the crime of resisting an officer; to provide relative
3 to the definition of "obstruction of" an officer; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 14:108(B)(1)(f) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง108. Resisting an officer
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8 B.(1) The phrase "obstruction of" as used herein shall, in addition to its
9 common meaning, signification, and connotation mean the following:
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11 (f) Failure to provide or display the person's state issued driver's license or
12 identification on the officer's request when the person is an operator of a motor
13 vehicle, the person has been lawfully detained for an alleged violation of a law, and
14 the officer has exhausted all resources at his disposal to verify the identity of the
15 person.
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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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