R.S. 14:282

Operation of places of prostitution prohibited; penalty ACTIVE

A. No person shall maintain, operate, or knowingly own any place or any conveyance used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, or shall rent or let any place or conveyance to any person with knowledge of or good reason to believe that the lessee intends to use the place or conveyance for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, or reside in, enter, or remain in any place for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution.

B.(1) Whoever violates or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

(2) Whoever violates any provision of this Section for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

(3) Whoever violates any provision of this Section for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least ten years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1980, No. 708, §1
  • amendment Acts 2012, No. 446, §1
  • amendment Acts 2013, No. 83, §1
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 564, §1
  • amendment Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017
  • amendment Acts 2020, No. 352, §2
  • amendment Acts 2025, No. 230, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:282 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-14-282,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:282},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-14/section-282},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}