§ 14:80 — Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile

Louisiana § 14:80

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 14: Criminal Law

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§80. Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile
A. Felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile is committed when:
(1) A person who is seventeen years of age or older has sexual intercourse, with
consent, with a person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than seventeen years of
age, when the victim is not the spouse of the offender and when the difference between the
age of the victim and the age of the offender is four years or greater; or
(2) A person commits a second or subsequent offense of misdemeanor carnal
knowledge of a juvenile, or a person who has been convicted one or more times of violating
one or more crimes for which the offender is required to register as a sex offender under R.S.
15:542 commits a first offense of misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
B. As used in this Section, "sexual intercourse" means anal, oral, or vaginal sexual
intercourse.
C. Lack of knowledge of the juvenile's age shall not be a defense. Emission is not
necessary, and penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.
D.(1) Whoever commits the crime of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile shall be
fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not
more than ten years, or both, provided that the defendant shall not be eligible to have his
conviction set aside or his prosecution dismissed in accordance with the provisions of Code
of Criminal Procedure Article 893.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 539, §1; Acts 1978, No. 757, §1; Acts 1990, No. 590, §1; Acts 1995, No. 241, §1; Acts 2001, No. 796, §1; Acts 2006, No. 80, §1; Acts 2008, No. 331, §1; Acts 2010, No. 763, §1; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.