Louisiana § 14:131 Compounding a felony

Louisiana Statutes

§ 14:131 — Compounding a felony

Louisiana § 14:131

Title 14Criminal Law

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La. Stat. Ann. § 14:131 (2026).

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A.Compounding a felony is the accepting of anything of apparent present or prospective value which belongs to another, or of any promise thereof, by a person having knowledge of the commission of a felony, upon an agreement, express or implied, to conceal such offense, or not to prosecute the same, or not to reveal or give evidence thereof.

B.Whoever commits the offense of compounding a felony shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

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A. Compounding a felony is the accepting of anything of apparent present or prospective value which belongs to another, or of any promise thereof, by a person having knowledge of the commission of a felony, upon an agreement, express or implied, to conceal such offense, or not to prosecute the same, or not to reveal or give evidence thereof.
B. Whoever commits the offense of compounding a felony shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.