{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-15-537","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 15:537","heading":"Sentencing of sexual offenders; serial sexual offenders","body":"A. If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for a violation of R.S. 14:80 (felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile), R.S. 14:81 (indecent behavior with juveniles), R.S. 14:81.1 (child sexual abuse materials), R.S. 14:81.2 (molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability), R.S. 14:81.3 (computer-aided solicitation of a minor), R.S. 14:89 (crime against nature), R.S. 14:89.1 (aggravated crime against nature), R.S. 14:93.5 (sexual battery of persons with infirmities), or any provision of Subpart C of Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and is sentenced to imprisonment for a stated number of years or months, the person shall not be eligible for diminution of sentence for good behavior.\nB. The court shall sentence a person who has on two or more occasions previously pleaded guilty, nolo contendere, or has been found guilty of violating R.S. 14:42, 42.1, 43, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4, 43.5, 80, 81, 81.1, 81.2, 89(A)(2), 89.1, or 107.1(C)(2) to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.","path":["TITLE 15. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=79157","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:29Z","sha256":"ef23ef3aaed23f65b088a1d4b0fb33169aa487955a7cffeb7afd8dc96dea3a6a","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-15-536","next":"us-la/rs-15-538"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}