RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 451 (HB 823) 2024 Regular Session Bacala
Existing law (R.S. 14:95) provides for the crime of illegal carrying of weapons and provides
for penalties and exceptions.
New law retains existing law.
Existing law (R.S. 14:95(A)) provides that the illegal carrying of weapons is any of the
following:
(1) The intentional concealment of any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used
or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, on one's person.
(2) The ownership, possession, custody, or use of any firearm, or other instrumentality
customarily used as a dangerous weapon, at any time by an enemy alien.
(3) The ownership, possession, custody, or use of any tools, or dynamite, or
nitroglycerine, or explosives, or other instrumentality customarily used by thieves or
burglars at any time by any person with the intent to commit a crime.
(4) The intentional possession or use by any person of a dangerous weapon on a school
campus during regular school hours or on a school bus. "School" means any
elementary, secondary, high school, or vo-tech school in this state and "campus"
means all facilities and property within the boundary of the school property. "School
bus" means any motor bus being used to transport children to and from school or in
connection with school activities.
New law retains existing law and adds that the intentional possession or use of a dangerous
weapon by any person in any of the following locations constitutes the crime of illegal
carrying of weapons:
(1) A law enforcement office, station, or building.
(2) A detention facility, prison, or jail.
(3) A courthouse or courtroom, provided that a judge may carry such a weapon in his
own courtroom.
(4) The state capitol building.
New law provides that the crime of illegal carrying of weapons does not apply to a peace
officer as defined by existing law (R.S. 40:2402(3)) in the performance of his official duties.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 14:95(A)(5))


Statutes affected:
HB823 Original: 40:3(N)