House Bill No. 320, introduced by Representative Firment, establishes the crime of "unlawful exposure by an inmate" in Louisiana. This new offense is defined as an adult inmate in a correctional facility exposing their intimate parts to a correctional facility employee with the intent to either arouse or gratify their sexual desires or to intimidate or harass the employee. The bill outlines specific definitions for terms such as "correctional facility," "correctional facility employee," and "intimate parts."

The proposed law sets forth penalties for violations, including imprisonment for up to three years and fines of up to $2,500 for first offenses, and up to five years and fines of $25,000 for second or subsequent offenses. Additionally, any sentence imposed for unlawful exposure must run consecutively to any other sentence the offender is serving. The bill also amends existing law to include unlawful exposure by an inmate as a sex offense, thereby subjecting offenders to sex offender registration and notification requirements.

Statutes affected:
HB320 Original: 15:541(24)
HB320 Engrossed: 15:541(24)