§ 14:502 — Failure to seek assistance

Louisiana § 14:502

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 14: Criminal Law

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§502. Failure to seek assistance
A.(1) Any person at the scene of an emergency who knows that another person has
suffered serious bodily injury shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or
peril to self or others, give reasonable assistance to the injured person. Reasonable assistance
includes immediately seeking or reporting the need for medical assistance from an
appropriate authority.
(2) Any person who engages in reckless behavior that results in the serious bodily
injury of any person shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to
self or others, give reasonable assistance to the person. Reasonable assistance includes
immediately seeking or reporting the need for medical assistance from an appropriate
authority.
B. For purposes of this Section:
(1) "Appropriate authority" includes:
(a) Any state or local law enforcement agency.
(b) A 911 Public Safety Answering Point as defined in Title 33 of the Louisiana
Revised Statutes of 1950.
(c) Emergency medical personnel.
(2) "Reckless behavior" means an activity or behavior in which a reasonable person
knew or reasonably should have known that the activity or behavior may result in injury to
another, including but not limited to excessive consumption of alcohol, binge drinking, drag
racing, consumption of any controlled dangerous substance, acts of hazing, or other similar
activity, including activity which is defined as a criminal offense under this Title.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, any person who
violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars,
imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.
(2) If the serious bodily injury results in the death of the person, any person who
violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars,
imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.

Legislative History

Acts 2018, No. 637, §1; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.