§ 15:563 — Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect

§563. Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect
A. Any person residing in this state who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has
been convicted of, any of the following felony offenses, or who has pled guilty or nolo
contendere to, or has been convicted of any conspiracy to commit any of the following felony
offenses, where the victim is a minor, as defined in Children's Code Article 116, may be
required to register and provide notification as a child abuser in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter:
(1) R.S. 14:34 (Aggravated battery)
(2) R.S. 14:34.1 (Second degree battery)
(3) R.S. 14:34.7 (Aggravated second degree battery)
(4) R.S. 14:35.3(K), (L), (M), (N), (O), or (P) (Domestic abuse battery)
(5) R.S. 14:37.1 (Assault by drive-by shooting)
(6) R.S. 14:37.4 (Aggravated assault with a firearm)
(7) R.S. 14:37.7 (Domestic abuse aggravated assault)
(8) R.S. 14:43.5 (Intentional exposure to HIV)
(9) R.S. 14:46.4 (Re-homing of a child)
(10) R.S. 14:79.1 (Criminal abandonment)
(11) R.S. 14:93.2.3 (Second degree cruelty to juveniles)
B.(1) Upon conviction, the court shall provide written notification to any person
convicted of an offense listed in Subsection A of this Section when the victim is a minor and
when the offender shall be required to register on the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry upon
release, or as a condition of his probation or parole.
(2) An offender listed in Subsection A of this Section who is required to register
shall register in person with the sheriff of the parish of the person's residence, or residences,
if there is more than one, and with the chief of police if the address of any of the person's
residences is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. If the offender
resides in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, the
offender shall register in person with the police department of his municipality of residence.
C.(1) No later than three business days after release, the offender who is required to
register shall register and provide all of the following information to the appropriate law
enforcement agencies listed in Subsection B of this Section:
(a) Name and any aliases used by the offender.
(b) The offender's physical address or addresses of residence.
(c) Name and physical address of the offender's place of employment. If the offender
does not have a fixed place of employment, the offender shall provide information with as
much specificity as possible regarding the places where he works, including but not limited
to travel routes used by the offender.
(d) Name and physical address of the school in which he is a student.
(e) Two forms of proof of residence for each residential address provided, including
but not limited to a driver's license, bill for utility service, and bill for telephone service. If
those forms of proof of residence are not available, the offender may provide an affidavit of
an adult resident living at the same address. The affidavit shall certify that the affiant
understands his obligation to provide written notice in the same manner as provided in R.S.
15:542.1.4(B) to the appropriate law enforcement agency with whom the offender last
registered when the offender no longer resides at the residence provided in the affidavit.
(f) The crime for which the offender was convicted and the date and place of such
conviction, and if known by the offender, the court in which the conviction was obtained, the
docket number of the case, the specific statute under which he was convicted, and the
sentence imposed.
(g) A current photograph of the offender.
(h) The offender's telephone numbers, including fixed location phone and mobile
phone numbers assigned to the offender or associated with any residence address of the
offender.
(i) A description of every motorized vehicle registered to or operated by the offender,
including license plate number and vehicle identification number, and a copy of the
offender's driver's license or identification card. This information shall be provided prior to
the offender's operation of the vehicle.
(j) The offender's social security number and date of birth.
(k) A description of the physical characteristics of the offender, including but not
limited to sex, race, hair color, eye color, height, age, weight, scars, tattoos, or other
identifying marks on the body of the offender.
(l) Every email address of the offender.
(2)(a)(i) Failure to register as required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall
constitute a violation of this Chapter.
(ii) Knowingly providing false information to any law enforcement officer, office,
or agency required to receive registration information pursuant to the provisions of this
Chapter shall constitute a failure to register.
(b) Upon conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars
and be imprisoned for not more than one year with or without hard labor.
D. Upon receipt of the registration information as required by the provisions of this
Section, the law enforcement agency shall immediately forward the offender's information
to the bureau electronically.
E. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 524, eff. July 1, 2024.

Legislative History

Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 524, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2024.