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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:65.1

Purse snatching

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 14 — Criminal Law · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:65.1, Purse snatching, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2696592
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A. Purse snatching is the theft of anything of value contained within a purse or wallet at the time of the theft, from the person of another or which is in the immediate control of another, by use of force, intimidation, or by snatching, but not armed with a dangerous weapon. B. Whoever commits the crime of purse snatching shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years and for not more than twenty years.