Louisiana Statutes
§ 14:109 — Approaching a peace officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties
Louisiana § 14:109
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 14Criminal Law
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 14:109 (2026).
Text
§109. Approaching a peace officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties
A.No person shall knowingly or intentionally approach within twenty-five feet of
a peace officer who is lawfully engaged in the execution of his official duties after the peace
officer has ordered the person to stop approaching or to retreat.
B.For the purposes of this Section, "peace officer" shall include all individuals as
defined in R.S. 14:112.4(B) and R.S. 40:2402.
C.It shall be an affirmative defense to this crime if the defendant can establish that
the lawful order or command was neither received nor understood by the defendant nor
capable of being received or understood under the conditions and circumstances that existed
at the time of the issuance of the order.
D.Whoever violates the provisions of th
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Legislative History
Acts 2024, No. 259, §1.
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Louisiana § 14:109, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/14%3A109.