HB 784

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 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 838
 HOUSE BILL NO. 784
 BY REPRESENTATIVES COX AND DICKERSON
1AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:541(24)(a), (25)(b) through (o), 542(C)(1)(introductory
3paragraph) and (2), 542.1(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2)(a) and (c) and (d), and
4543.1, R.S. 32:412(I)(1), (2), (4), and (5), and R.S. 40:1321(J), to enact R.S.
515:541(25)(p) and (q), 542.1(A)(2)(e), and 542.1.2(A)(5) and R.S. 32:412(I)(6), and
6to repeal R.S. 15:542.1(A)(1)(e), relative to sex offender registration and notification
7requirements; to provide relative to criminal offenses that constitute a sex offense
8and sexual offenses against a victim who is a minor; to provide relative to sex
9offender registration and notification requirements and procedures; provides relative
10to duties of offenders; provides for corresponding changes to the form that the courts
11use for written notification; to provide relative to identification procedures for sex
12offenders; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
14Section 1.      R.S. 15:541(24)(a), (25)(b) through (o), 542(C)(1)(introductory
15 paragraph) and (2), 542.1(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2)(a) and (c) and (d), and 543.1
16 are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 15:541(25)(p) and (q), 542.1(A)(2)(e), and
17 542.1.2(A)(5) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
18§541. Definitions
19For the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions of terms in this Section shall
20apply:
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1(24)(a) "Sex offense" means deferred adjudication, adjudication withheld,
2or conviction for the perpetration or attempted perpetration of or conspiracy to
3commit human trafficking when prosecuted under the provisions of R.S.
414:46.2(B)(2), R.S. 14:46.3 (trafficking of children for sexual purposes), R.S.
514:73.13(A) or (B)(2) (unlawful deepfakes), R.S. 14:89 (crime against nature), R.S.
614:89.1 (aggravated crime against nature), R.S. 14:89.2(B)(3) (crime against nature
7by solicitation), R.S. 14:80 (felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile), R.S. 14:81
8(indecent behavior with juveniles), R.S. 14:81.1 (pornography involving juveniles)
9which occurred prior to August 1, 2025, R.S. 14:81.2 (molestation of a juvenile or
10a person with a physical or mental disability), R.S. 14:81.3 (computer-aided
11solicitation of a minor), R.S. 14:81.4 (prohibited sexual conduct between an educator
12and student), R.S. 14:82.1 (prostitution; persons under eighteen), R.S. 14:82.2(C)(4)
13or (5) (purchase of commercial sexual activity), R.S. 14:83(B)(2) or (3) (soliciting
14for prostitutes), R.S. 14:92(A)(7) (contributing to the delinquency of juveniles), R.S.
1514:93.5 (sexual battery of persons with infirmities), R.S. 14:106(A)(5) (obscenity by
16solicitation of a person under the age of seventeen), R.S. 14:283 (video voyeurism),
17R.S. 14:41 (rape), R.S. 14:42 (aggravated or first degree rape), R.S. 14:42.1 (forcible
18or second degree rape), R.S. 14:43 (simple or third degree rape), R.S. 14:43.1 (sexual
19battery), R.S. 14:43.2 (second degree sexual battery), R.S. 14:43.3 (oral sexual
20battery), R.S. 14:43.5 (intentional exposure to HIV), a second or subsequent
21conviction of R.S. 14:283.1 (voyeurism), or a second or subsequent conviction of
22R.S. 14:89.3 (sexual abuse of an animal), committed on or after June 18, 1992, or
23committed prior to June 18, 1992, if the person, as a result of the offense, is under
24the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on or after June 18,
251992. A conviction for any offense provided in this definition includes a conviction
26for the offense under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal,
27or federal law which is equivalent to an offense provided for in this Chapter, unless
28the tribal court or foreign conviction was not obtained with sufficient safeguards for
29fundamental fairness and due process for the accused as provided by the federal
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1guidelines adopted pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
22006.
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4(25) "Sexual offense against a victim who is a minor" means a conviction for
5the perpetration or attempted perpetration of, or conspiracy to commit, any of the
6following:
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8(b) Oral sexual battery when the victim is under the age of eighteen (R.S.
914:43.3).
10(c) Aggravated crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89.1(A)(2) under
11the circumstances not listed as those which constitute an "aggravated offense" as
12defined in this Section. Unlawful deepfakes depicting a minor in violation of R.S.
1314:73.13(A) or (B)(2).
14(d) Indecent behavior with a juvenile when prosecuted under the provisions
15of R.S. 14:81(H)(2) and the victim is under the age of thirteen.
16(d) (e)(i) Pornography involving juveniles (R.S. 14:81.1), which occurred
17prior to August 1, 2025.
18(ii) Child sexual abuse materials (R.S. 14:81.1), which occurred on or after
19August 1, 2025.
20(e) (f) Molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental
21disability (R.S. 14:81.2), except when prosecuted under the provisions of R.S.
2214:81.2(C)(1), (D)(1), or (D)(2).
23(f) (g) Computer-aided solicitation of a minor (R.S. 14:81.3).
24(g) (h) Prostitution; persons under eighteen (R.S. 14:82.1).
25(h) Enticing minors into prostitution (R.S. 14:86).
26(i) Pandering in violation of R.S. 14:84(1), (3), (5), and (6).
27(j) Soliciting for prostitutes when the persons being solicited for prostitution
28are under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83).
29(k) Inciting prostitution when the prostitution involves persons under the age
30of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83.1).
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1(l) Promoting prostitution when the prostitution being promoted involves
2persons under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83.2).
3(m) Operation of places of prostitution when the prostitution involves
4persons under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:282).
5(n) Crime against nature prosecuted under the provisions of R.S. 14:89 other
6than R.S. 14:89(B)(2) or (3) and the victim of the offense has not attained the age of
7eighteen.
8(i) Soliciting for prostitutes when the persons being solicited for prostitution
9are under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83).
10(j) Inciting prostitution when the prostitution involves persons under the age
11of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83.1).
12(k) Promoting prostitution when the prostitution being promoted involves
13persons under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:83.2).
14(l) Pandering in violation of R.S. 14:84(1), (3), (5), or (6).
15(m) Enticing minors into prostitution (R.S. 14:86).
16(n) Crime against nature prosecuted under the provisions of R.S. 14:89 other
17than R.S. 14:89(B)(2) or (3) and the victim of the offense has not attained the age of
18eighteen.
19(o) Aggravated crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89.1(A)(2) under
20the circumstances not listed as those which constitute an "aggravated offense" as
21defined in this Section.
22(p) Operation of places of prostitution when the prostitution involves persons
23under the age of eighteen years (R.S. 14:282).
24(o) (q) Any conviction for an offense under the laws of another state, or
25military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law which is equivalent to the offenses
26listed in Subparagraphs (a) through (n) (p) of this Paragraph.
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28§542. Registration of sex offenders and child predators
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1C.(1) The offender shall register and provide all of the following information
2to the appropriate law enforcement agencies listed in Subsection B of this Section
3in accordance with the time periods provided for in this Subsection:
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5(2) Unless an earlier time period is specified in the provisions of Paragraph
6(1) of this Subsection, every offender required to register in accordance with this
7Section shall appear in person and provide the information required by Paragraph (1)
8of this Subsection to the appropriate law enforcement agencies within three business
9days of establishing residence in Louisiana. If the offender is a current resident of
10Louisiana and is not immediately taken into custody or incarcerated after conviction
11or adjudication, he shall provide the information on the date of conviction to the
12sheriffs of the parish where the offender was convicted or adjudicated for the offense
13that requires registration pursuant to this Chapter and shall, within three business
14days after conviction or adjudication, provide the information to the sheriff of the
15parishes of the offender's residence, employment, and school. If incarcerated
16immediately after conviction or placed in a secure facility immediately after
17adjudication for the offense that requires registration pursuant to this Chapter, the
18information required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be provided to the
19secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or his designee, or the
20deputy secretary for youth services, or his designee, whichever has custody of the
21offender, within ten days prior to release from confinement. Once released from the
22initial period of confinement for the offense that requires registration pursuant to this
23Chapter, every offender shall appear in person within three business days to register
24with the appropriate law enforcement agencies pursuant to the provision of this
25Section. The offender shall register with the sheriff of the parish in which where the
26residence address he initially supplied to the Department of Public Safety and
27Corrections is located, unless his residence address has changed and he has
28registered with the sheriff of the parish in which where his new residence address is
29located.
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1§542.1. Notification of sex offenders and child predators
2A. Any adult residing in this state who has pled guilty to, has been convicted
3of, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for the perpetration or
4attempted perpetration of, or conspiracy to commit, a sex offense as defined in R.S.
515:541 or a criminal offense against a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541 shall be
6required to provide the following notifications:
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8(2)(a) Give notice of the crime for which he was convicted, his name,
9jurisdiction of conviction, a description of his physical characteristics as required by
10this Section, and his physical address by mail to all people residing within the
11designated area within twenty-one days of the date of conviction, if the offender is
12not taken into custody at the time of conviction, or within twenty-one days of the
13date of release from the initial period of confinement for the offense that requires
14registration pursuant to this Chapter or within twenty-one days of establishing
15residency in the locale where the offender plans to have his domicile, and the notice
16shall be published on two separate days within the applicable period provided for
17herein, without cost to the state, in the official journal of the governing authority of
18the parish where the defendant plans to reside and, if ordered by the sheriff or police
19department or required by local ordinance, in a newspaper which meets the
20requirements of R.S. 43:140(3) for qualification as an official journal and which has
21a larger or smaller circulation in the parish than the official journal. The notice
22provided to the official journal or other designated newspaper pursuant to this
23Subparagraph shall also include a recent photograph of the offender or a clear
24photocopy of a recent photograph of the offender.
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26(c) After initial notifications are completed, if the offender is subsequently
27arrested for any reason or involuntarily committed to confinement in a mental health
28facility, and is held for more than thirty days but returns to the same residence
29address that was registered prior to arrest or confinement, it shall not be necessary
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1to renew community notifications unless five years have elapsed since his last
2notifications were sent as required by Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.
3(c) (d) The sheriff or police department may order that the notice be
4published in a newspaper which meets the requirements of R.S. 43:140(3) for
5qualification as an official journal and which has a larger circulation in the parish
6than the official journal.
7(d) (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this
8Paragraph, persons convicted of R.S. 14:92(A)(7) shall not be required to publish
9notice of the crime for which they were convicted in the official journal or any
10newspaper required by those Subparagraphs.
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12§542.1.2. Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address,
13residence, or other registration information
14A. Unless an earlier time period is otherwise specified in the provisions of
15this Chapter, those persons required to register pursuant to the provisions of this
16Chapter shall appear in person at the sheriff's office in the parish of residence, or the
17police department in the case of a municipality with a population in excess of three
18hundred thousand, where the offender is currently registered to update information
19registration within three business days of establishing a new or additional physical
20residential address or of changes in information previously provided when any of the
21following occur:
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23(5) The offender, after initial registration, is subsequently arrested for any
24reason or involuntarily committed to confinement in a mental health facility and is
25held for more than thirty days in the prison or mental health facility.
26(i) If the offender is returning to the same residence address that was
27registered prior to arrest or confinement, it shall not be necessary to renew
28community notifications unless five years have elapsed since his last notifications
29were sent as required by R.S. 15:542.1.
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1(ii) The offender shall provide, in writing, his intended residence address to
2the institution where he is incarcerated or confined within three days prior to release.
3Prior to the release of the offender, the institution shall forward the intended
4residence of the offender to the sheriff's office in the parish where the institution is
5located for inclusion in the Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.
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7§543.1. Written notification by the courts; form to be used
8STATE V. ______________ ______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
9DOCKET # __________  PARISH OF ___________________
10DIVISION ______  STATE OF LOUISIANA
11Notification to Sex Offender
12In accordance with R.S. 15:543, this court has the duty to provide
13_______________________ (name of offender) with the information necessary for
14awareness of sex offender and child predator registration and notification
15requirements as well as any applicable requirements of supervised release pursuant
16to Chapter 3-E of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
17_______________________ has pled guilty to, been found guilty of, or been
18adjudicated delinquent of a violation of Title 14, Section ____ Subsection ____ of
19the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. This crime of conviction or adjudication is:
20( ) Under R.S. 15:541, defined as an aggravated offense or, with regard to
21offenders adjudicated as juveniles, an offense listed in R.S. 15:542(A)(3) which,
22pursuant to R.S. 15:544(B)(2)(a) or (b), requires lifetime registration and notification
23under Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
24( ) A second conviction for an offense requiring registration and notification
25under the provisions of Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of
261950 which, pursuant to R.S. 15:544(B)(2)(c), requires lifetime registration and
27notification under Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
28( ) Under R.S. 15:541, defined as a sexual offense against a victim who is
29a minor which, pursuant to R.S. 15:544(B)(1), requires 25 years of registration and
30notification under Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
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1( ) Is defined neither as an aggravated offense nor a sexual offense against
2a victim who is a minor under R.S. 15:541 which, pursuant to R.S. 15:544(A),
3requires 15 years of registration and notification under Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the
4Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
5The above registration and notification periods shall begin to toll from the
6date you are released from prison, from the date of being placed on parole,
7supervised release or probation, or from the date of your conviction, if you are not
8sentenced to a term of imprisonment or jail. Additionally, you have been convicted
9of:
10( ) An aggravated offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 or more than one
11conviction of an offense that requires registration pursuant to R.S. 15:542 and
12544(B)(2)(c), you must update your registration, in person, every ninety days from
13the date of initial registration, with the appropriate law enforcement agencies as
14provided in R.S. 15:542.
15( ) A sexual offense involving a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S.
1615:541, you must update your registration, in person, every six months from the date
17of initial registration, with the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in
18R.S. 15:542.
19( ) An offense not defined in R.S. 15:541 as an aggravated offense or a
20sexual offense involving a victim who is a minor, you must update your registration,
21in person, annually from the date of initial registration, with the appropriate law
22enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542.
23Additionally, if the offense that requires registration as a sex offender
24involves a victim under the age of thirteen and you are incarcerated as a result of the
25conviction for that offense, you are advised that you will be subjected to supervised
26release under Chapter 3-E of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 once
27you are released from incarceration. A copy of these statutes are provided to you
28with this notification.
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1Based on the foregoing, you are hereby notified of the following:
2(1) That you, within three (3) business days of establishing residence in
3Louisiana or if a current resident, within three (3) business days after conviction or
4adjudication if not immediately incarcerated or taken into custody, or within three
5(3) business days after release from confinement, shall obtain and provide the
6following information to each sheriff or police department in accordance with R.S.
715:542(B) (except in Orleans Parish where registration shall take place with the New
8Orleans Police Department):
9(a) Name and any aliases used by you.
10(b) Physical address or addresses of residence.
11(c) Name and physical address of place of employment. If you do not have
12a fixed place of employment, you shall provide information with as much specificity
13as possible regarding the places where you work, including but not limited to travel
14routes used by you.
15(d) Name and physical address of the school in which where you are a
16student.
17(e) Two forms of proof of residence for each residential address provided,
18including but not limited to a driver's license, bill for utility service, and bill for
19telephone service. If those forms of proof of residence are not available, you may
20provide an affidavit of an adult resident living at the same address. The affidavit
21shall certify that the affiant understands his obligation to provide written notice
22pursuant to R.S. 15:542.1.4 to the appropriate law enforcement agency with whom
23you last registered when you no longer reside at the residence provided in the
24affidavit.
25(f) The crime for which you were convicted and the date and place of such
26conviction, and if known by you, the court in which where the conviction was
27obtained, the docket number of the case, the specific statute under which you were
28convicted, and the sentence imposed.
29(g) A current photograph, fingerprints, palm prints, and a DNA sample.
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1(h) Telephone numbers, including fixed location phone and mobile phone
2numbers assigned to you or associated with your residence address.
3(i) A description of every motorized vehicle registered to or operated by you,
4including license plate number and vehicle identification number, and a copy of your
5driver's license and identification card. This information should always be provided
6before the vehicle is operated and, if the vehicle is registered to you, no more than
7three days after the vehicle is registered, even if it has not yet been operated.
8(j) Social security number and date of birth.
9(k) A description of your physical characteristics, including but not limited
10to sex, race, hair color, eye color, height, age, weight, scars, tattoos, or other
11identifying marks on your body.
12(l) Every e-mail address, online screen name, or other online identity,
13including any static IP addresses, used by you to communicate on the Internet.
14(m)(i) Temporary lodging information regarding any place where you plan
15to stay for seven or more days and the length of the stay. This information shall be
16provided at least three days prior to the date of departure unless an emergency
17situation has prevented the timely disclosure of the information.
18(ii) Temporary lodging information regarding international travel shall be
19provided regardless of the number of days or nights you plan to stay. This
20information shall be provided at least twenty-one days prior to the date of departure
21unless an emergency situation has prevented the timely disclosure of the information.
22Upon receipt of this information by the bureau from the law enforcement agency,
23this information shall then be sent by the bureau to the United States Marshals
24Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center for transmission to the proper
25authorities.
26(n) Travel and immigration documents, including but not limited to passports
27and documents establishing immigration status.
28(o) A state sex offender identification card from the office of motor vehicles.
29(2) You shall register with the sheriff and police chief in each parish and
30municipality where you maintain your residence(s) and with the sheriff of the parish
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1in which where you are employed and attend school in accordance with R.S. 15:542.
2For initial registration only, you, if you are not immediately taken into physical
3custody, shall register on the date of conviction or adjudication with the sheriff in the
4parish of your conviction or adjudication in accordance with R.S. 15:542. If you
5live, work, or attend school in Orleans Parish, however, you shall register with the
6New Orleans Police Department and not with the sheriff of that parish.
7(3) If you are incarcerated as a result of the crime, you shall provide all
8information listed in Paragraph (1) of this Section to the Department of Public Safety
9and Corrections, or if a juvenile, to the office of juvenile justice, within ten (10) days
10prior to release from confinement. You shall still appear in person at the sheriff's
11office within three (3) business days of release from confinement. You shall register
12with the sheriff of the parish in which where the residence address you initially
13supplied to the department is located, unless the residence has changed and you have
14registered with the sheriff of the parish in which where the new residence address is
15located.
16(4) During the declaration of an emergency, if you enter an emergency
17shelter you shall, within the first twenty-four (24) hours of admittance, notify the
18management of the facility, the chief of police of the municipality, and the sheriff of
19the parish in which where the shelter is located of your sex offender status in
20accordance with R.S. 15:543.2 and R.S. 29:726(E)(14)(c) through (e).
21(5) You have a duty to provide notice of change of address or other
22registration information to the sheriff of the parish of residence within three business
23days. If the new or additional residence is located in a different parish, then you
24must register with the sheriff of the parish in which where the new or additional
25residence is located. You shall also send written notice within three business days
26of re-registering in the new parish to the sheriff of the parish of former registration
27in accordance with R.S. 15:542.1.2.  If the new address is situated within a
28municipality, you must also register with the police department of that municipality
29within three business days of establishing the residence.
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1(6) You shall give notice of the crime for which you were convicted, your
2name, address, a physical description, and a photograph to the following in
3accordance with R.S. 15:542.1:
4(a) At least one person in every residence or business within a one-mile
5radius in a rural area and a three-tenths of a mile radius in an urban or suburban area
6of the address of the residence where you will reside upon release, including all adult
7residents of your residence.
8(b) The superintendent of the school district where you will reside.
9(c) The lessor, landlord, or owner of the residence or the property on which
10you reside.
11(d) The superintendent of the park, playground, and recreation districts
12within the designated area where you will reside only if the victim was under
13eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.
14*Any person convicted of a violation of R.S. 14:89 shall not have to include
15a photograph in the notice described in Paragraph (6).
16*Juveniles adjudicated for a crime requiring registration DO NOT have to
17provide this community notice.
18(7) In accordance with R.S. 15:542.1, community notification shall be given
19by mail within twenty-one days of the date of conviction, if you are not taken into
20custody at the time of conviction, and within twenty-one days of the date of release
21from confinement if sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the conviction of the
22sex offense. This notification shall also occur within twenty-one days of each time
23you change residence within twenty-one days of establishing residency in the new
24locale. This notification shall also occur at least every five years, whether or not you
25change residences. This notification shall occur in each jurisdiction in which where
26you regularly reside.
27*Juveniles adjudicated for a crime requiring registration DO NOT have to
28provide this community notice.
29(8) In accordance with R.S. 15:542.1, community notice shall be published
30on two (2) separate days within this period in the official journal of the governing
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1authority of the parish where you plan to reside, unless ordered to be published in a
2different journal or newspaper by the sheriff or local ordinance.
3*Those convicted of R.S. 14:92(A)(7) are not required to publish notice in
4the newspaper or official journal as provided in Paragraph (8).
5*Juveniles who are adjudicated for a crime requiring registration DO NOT
6have to provide this community notice.
7(9)    In accordance with R.S. 15:542.1(B), an offender who provides
8recreational instruction to persons under the age of seventeen (17) shall post a notice
9in the building or facility where such instruction is being given. This notice shall
10contain your name and photograph, the date and jurisdiction of conviction, and the
11crime for which you were convicted.
12(10) In accordance with R.S. 15:542(C)(2), you must, within ten (10) days
13prior to release from a correctional facility, provide a photograph and all other
14required registration information to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections,
15or if a juvenile, to the office of juvenile justice for purposes of the State Sex
16Offender and Child Predator Registry. Providing false information during this
17process constitutes failure to register exposing you to prosecution and the penalties
18detailed at the end of this document. The address provided to the Department of
19Public Safety and Corrections through this process shall be presumed to be your
20residence address. In accordance with R.S. 15:542(C)(2), you must register with the
21sheriff of the parish in which where this address is located within three business days
22of your release from confinement, whether or not you actually establish a residence
23there, unless you establish a residence elsewhere AND register with that jurisdiction
24within three business days of your release from confinement. Failure to do so is a
25violation of the registration statutes and will subject you to prosecution under R.S.
2615:542.1.4.
27(11) In accordance with R.S. 15:542.1.2, if you change your place of
28residence or establish a new or additional residence, you shall appear in person at the
29office of the sheriff of your parish of residence where you are currently registered
30within three (3) business days of the change to register the new address. If the new
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1address is located in a different parish, then you shall also appear in person at the
2office of the sheriff of your new parish of residence within the same time period. If
3your parish of residence is in Orleans Parish, then the registration shall take place at
4the New Orleans Police Department and not with the Orleans Parish Sheriff.
5(12) In accordance with R.S. 15:542.1.2, if you are absent from your current
6address of registration for more than thirty (30) consecutive days or an aggregate of
7thirty (30) days or more in a calendar year, and are physically present at another
8address during that same period of time, you shall register in person the new address
9as one of your addresses of residence. If the new address is in a parish different from
10your current address, you shall also register in person with the sheriff of the new
11parish within three (3) business days of the tolling of the time periods listed. This
12requirement notwithstanding, you shall still notify the sheriff of one of your parishes
13of residence in person if you are to take up temporary lodging for seven (7) or more
14days. It is only after the thirty-day limit is exceeded that the new registration shall
15occur.
16(13) You shall also appear in person at the office of the sheriff of any of your
17parishes of residence when there is a change in your name, place of employment, or
18enrollment. This appearance shall occur within three (3) business days of the
19change. If your address of residence is in Orleans Parish, this registration update
20shall take place at the New Orleans Police Department and not with the Orleans
21Parish Sheriff's Office.
22(14) After your initial registration, if you are subsequently arrested for any
23reason or involuntarily committed to confinement in a mental health facility and you
24are held for more than thirty days in prison or a mental health facility, you shall
25appear in person at the office of the sheriff of your parish of residence (except in
26Orleans Parish where registration shall take place with the New Orleans Police
27Department) where you are currently registered within three (3) business days.
28(a) If you are returning to the same residence address that was registered
29prior to arrest or confinement, it shall not be necessary to renew community
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1notifications unless five years have elapsed since your last notifications were sent as
2required by R.S. 15:542.1.
3(b) You shall provide, in writing, your intended residence address to the
4institution where you are incarcerated or confined within three (3) days prior to
5release.
6(14) (15) You shall be prohibited from certain types of employment in
7accordance with R.S. 15:553 for the duration of the registration period. A copy of
8this statute is provided to you with this notification.
9(15) (16)   In accordance with R.S. 15:542(C), you shall update your
10registration annually on the anniversary of the initial registration by appearing in
11person at the office of each law enforcement agency with which you are required to
12register and shall pay an annual registration fee of sixty dollars ($60.00).
13(16) (17) Failure to comply with any of these registration and notification
14requirements is a felony for which you shall be punished by a fine of up to one
15thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment at hard labor for not less than two
16years nor more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of
17sentence. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, you shall be punished by a fine
18of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and imprisonment at hard labor for not
19less than five years, nor more than twenty years without benefit of parole, probation,
20or suspension of sentence.
21(17) (18) For those offenders who have been convicted of a sex offense as
22defined in R.S. 15:541 involving a victim who was under the age of thirteen (13) at
23the time of the offense, R.S. 14:91.2 is applicable which prohibits such offenders
24from residing or being present in certain locations. A copy of this statute is provided
25to you with this notification.
26(18) (19) For those offenders who have been convicted of R.S. 14:81
27(indecent behavior with juveniles), R.S. 14:81.1 (pornography involving juveniles)
28which occurred prior to August 1, 2025, R.S. 14:81.1 (child sexual abuse materials)
29which occurred on or after August 1, 2025, R.S. 14:81.3 (computer-aided solicitation
30of a minor), or R.S. 14:283 (video voyeurism) or have been convicted of a sex
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1offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 in which where the victim of the sex offense was
2a minor, R.S. 14:91.5, which prohibits such offenders from using certain social
3networking websites, is applicable. A copy of this statute is provided to you with
4this notification. If you are not otherwise prohibited and use any social networking
5website, you must include in your profile for the social networking website an
6indication that you are a sex offender or child predator in accordance with R.S.
715:542.1(D). You must include notice of the crime for which you were convicted,
8the jurisdiction of conviction, a description of your physical characteristics, and your
9residential address. This notice must be visible to all other users and visitors of the
10networking website.
11THUS DONE AND SIGNED this ____ day of _____________, 20___ in
12open court, in_____________, Louisiana.
13______________________________
14Judge, ____ Judicial District Court
15I hereby certify that the above requirements have been explained to me, that I have
16 received a copy of the above notice of sex offender registration and notification
17 requirements, and a copy of the statutes providing for such requirements. I also understand
18 that I will be subject to any changes made by the legislature to the registration laws from this
19 day forward.
20____________________________
21(Name of Sex Offender)
22____________________________
23Defense Counsel Signature
24 Section 3. R.S. 32:412(I) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
25§412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation;
26special needs or accommodation designations; disbursement of funds;
27renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses;
28disposition of certain fees; exception
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1I.(1) The A Louisiana driver's license, regardless of its class, issued to any
2person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to R.S. 15:542 and R.S.
315:542.1 Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall
4contain a restriction quick response code which declares that or a QR code on the
5back of the driver's license for the purposes of assisting law enforcement in
6determining whether or not the license holder is a sex offender. The secretary of the
7Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall comply with the provisions of this
8Subsection and the driver's license shall include the words "sex offender" which shall
9be orange in color.
10(2) Any person to whom this Subsection applies shall carry upon his person
11the last driver's license issued to him. A person who is issued a driver's license
12pursuant to this Subsection shall carry his driver's license on his person at all times
13when he is outside of his residence.
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15(4) Any person to whom who is subject to this Subsection applies shall
16personally appear at a motor vehicle field office to renew his driver's license every
17year, in addition to the yearly reregistration pursuant to R.S. 15:542 et seq.
18Reregistration shall include the submission of current information to the department
19and the verification of registration information, including the street address and
20telephone number of the registrant; name, street address, and telephone number of
21the registrant's employer, and any other registration information that may need to be
22verified.   Upon successful completion of reregistration, the bureau shall
23electronically transmit this fact the completed reregistration to the office of motor
24vehicles which may then proceed to renew the driver's license. In order to reimburse
25the office of motor vehicles for the cost of a yearly issuance, the The regular renewal
26fee shall be collected at each renewal pursuant to this Subsection.
27(5) Whoever intentionally fails to meet the requirements of this Subsection
28shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
29or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
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1(5)(6) The provisions of this This Subsection shall apply applies to all
2registered sex offenders regardless of the date of conviction. This Subsection does
3not apply to any registered sex offender who possesses a special identification card
4pursuant to R.S. 40:1321(J). A registered sex offender who has been issued a
5driver's license pursuant to this Subsection shall forfeit his driver's license to the
6office of motor vehicles if he subsequently obtains a special identification card
7pursuant to R.S. 40:1321(J). Any registered sex offender who has both a driver's
8license and a special identification card shall have a quick response code or QR code
9on his driver's license and special identification card, as required by this Subsection.
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11Section 4. R.S. 40:1321(J) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
12§1321. State identification cards; special identification cards; issuance; veteran
13designation; special needs or accommodation designations; fees; expiration
14and renewal; exceptions; promulgation of rules; promotion of use; persons
15less than twenty-one years of age; the Protect and Save our Children
16Program; Selective Service Registration
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18J.(1) Any person required to register as a sex offender with the Louisiana
19Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, as required by R.S. 15:542 et
20seq., pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950
21shall obtain a special identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety
22and Corrections which shall contain a restriction quick response code declaring that,
23or QR Code, on the back of the special identification card for the purposes of
24assisting law enforcement in determining whether or not the holder is a sex offender.
25This special identification card shall include the words "sex offender" in all capital
26letters which are orange in color and shall be valid for a period of one year from the
27date of issuance. This special identification card shall be carried on the person The
28holder shall carry the special identification card on his person at all times by the
29individual required to register as a sex offender when he is outside of his residence.
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1(2) Each person required to carry a special identification card pursuant to this
2Subsection shall personally appear, annually, at a field office of the office of motor
3vehicles to renew obtain his or her special identification card but only after he or she
4has registered as an a sex offender pursuant to R.S. 15:542 et seq Chapter 3-B of
5Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Reregistration shall include
6includes the submission of current information to the department and the verification
7of this information, which shall include includes the street address and telephone
8number of the registrant; the name, street address, and telephone number of the
9registrant's employer, and any registration information that may need to be verified
10by the bureau. No special identification card shall be issued or renewed until the
11office of motor vehicles receives confirmation from the bureau The office of motor
12vehicles shall not issue a special identification card until the bureau has confirmed
13to the office, electronically or by other means, that the reregistration of the sex
14offender has been completed.
15(3) The provisions of this Except as provided in Paragraph (5) of this
16Subsection, this Subsection shall apply applies to all sex offenders who are required
17to register pursuant to R.S. 15:542 et seq. Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana
18Revised Statutes of 1950, regardless of the date of conviction.
19(4) Whoever violates intentionally fails to meet the requirements of this
20Subsection shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not nor more than
21five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
22(5) This Subsection does not apply to any registered sex offender who
23possesses a driver's license pursuant to R.S. 32:412(I). A registered sex offender
24who has been issued a special identification card pursuant to this Subsection shall
25forfeit his special identification card to the office of motor vehicles if he
26subsequently obtains a driver's license pursuant to R.S. 32:412(I). Any registered
27sex offender who has both a driver's license and a special identification card shall
28have a quick response code or QR code on his driver's license and special
29identification card, as required by this Subsection.
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1Section 5. R.S. 15:542.1(A)(1)(e) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
2Section 6. This Section and Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become effective on
3 January 1, 2027.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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