House Bill 318

[geoney]

See 14:2:A: (4) below.

RS 14:2
§2. Definitions
A. In this Code the terms enumerated shall have the designated meanings:

(4) "Felony" is any crime for which an offender may be sentenced to death or imprisonment at hard labor.

The penalty in HB318 is $1000 fine, so not a felony.

The statute you listed is simply outlying what fits "a crime of violence" clearly there are other felonies that are not in that list. This is the list used to denote crimes of violence. Within that list, a felony is defined how (4) states.

Generally though, a felony is anything with a penalty of 1000.00 or greater, more than 1-year imprisonment, or hard labor. Any of those make it a felony.

 

[whitsend]

The statute you listed is simply outlying what fits "a crime of violence" clearly there are other felonies that are not in that list. This is the list used to denote crimes of violence. Within that list, a felony is defined how (4) states.

Generally though, a felony is anything with a penalty of 1000.00 or greater, more than 1-year imprisonment, or hard labor. Any of those make it a felony.

I am not a lawyer, but Title 14 is LA Criminal law.
RS 14:2 is the definitions used in all Title 14 Criminal law.
(4) defines what is a felony under LA Criminal law.

Unless you have another place in LA law where a felony is defined differently.

My GoogleFu couldn't find anything.

EDIT:
Every definition I can find for a felony involves at least 1 years imprisonment.
The only LA definition I can find is the one listed above.

 

[Akajun]

In Louisiana, anything for which you can be sentenced over 1 year is a felony. It is also viewed that way by the Feds for NICS approval

 

[Nathan Hale]

In Louisiana a Felony is any crime punishable by Death or imprisonment at Hard Labor. RS14:2(A)(4)
Any crime other than a felony is a misdemeanor. RS14:2(A)(6)
These definitions are from Louisiana's Criminal Code, the source of our classification for, and definition of, crimes.

A $1000.00 fine does not make a crime a felony in Louisiana.

HB318 imposes a penalty of up to a $1000.00 fine (plus forfeiture of gun and/or permit.) No mention of death or hard labor.

(whitsend, you are correct.)

 

[Nathan Hale]

It is about Noon, April 13, 2016 and I think HB 318 is about to come up.

 

[Nathan Hale]

HB318 was just voluntarily deferred.
(By the way, Rep. Barbara Norton just praised Ivey!!)

 

[whitsend]

HB318 was just voluntarily deferred.
(By the way, Rep. Barbara Norton just praised Ivey!!)

I'm gonna have to watch this later.
I wanted to watch it live today, but work.

 

[Emperor]

HB318 was just voluntarily deferred.
(By the way, Rep. Barbara Norton just praised Ivey!!)

That is good! They very seldom come back from this.

But there are other explanations which I will post in the HB 318 Thread.