{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-14-17","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 14:17","heading":"Mistake of law","body":"Ignorance of the provision of this Code or of any criminal statute is not a defense to any criminal prosecution. However, mistake of law which results in the lack of an intention that consequences which are criminal shall follow, is a defense to a criminal prosecution under the following circumstances:\n(1) Where the offender reasonably relied on the act of the legislature in repealing an existing criminal provision, or in otherwise purporting to make the offender's conduct lawful; or\n(2) Where the offender reasonably relied on a final judgment of a competent court of last resort that a provision making the conduct in question criminal was unconstitutional.","path":["TITLE 14. CRIMINAL LAW"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78334","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:09Z","sha256":"445c9bc5a668d4479029d8b78dff3233d6abdf51d8e90b19808db7f7cb261f83","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-14-16","next":"us-la/rs-14-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}