La. Rev. Stat. § 14:38.5
Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 14 — Criminal Law · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 14:38.5, Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2696491
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(1) Assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional is an assault committed when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is an emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional acting in the performance of his duties.
(2) For purposes of this Section:
(a) "Assault" shall have the same definition as in R.S. 14:36 but shall additionally include making statements threatening physical harm to an emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional.
(b) "Emergency room personnel" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
(c) "Emergency services personnel" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
(d) "Healthcare professional" shall have the same definitions as in R.S. 14:34.8.
B. Whoever commits the crime of assault on emergency room personnel, emergency services personnel, or a healthcare professional shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred eighty days, or both.