Statutes, codes, and regulations
Louisiana Revised Statutes
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURETitle XVII - TIME LIMITATIONS
Chapter 1 - LIMITATIONS UPON INSTITUTION OF PROSECUTION
Section 571.1 - Time limitation for certain sex offenses

La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 571.1

Download
PDF
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 571.1 - Time limitation for certain sex offenses

Except as provided by Article 572, the time within which to institute prosecution of the following sex offenses, regardless of whether the crime involves force, serious physical injury, death, or is punishable by imprisonment at hard labor shall be thirty years: attempted first degree rape, also formerly titled aggravated rape (R.S. 14:27, R.S. 14:42), attempted second degree rape, also formerly titled forcible rape (R.S. 14:27, R.S. 14:42.1), sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.1), second degree sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.2), oral sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.3), human trafficking (R.S. 14:46.2(B)(2) or (3)), trafficking of children for sexual purposes (R.S. 14:46.3), felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile (R.S. 14:80), indecent behavior with juveniles (R.S. 14:81), pornography involving juveniles (R.S. 14:81.1), prostitution of persons under eighteen (R.S. 14:82.1), enticing persons into prostitution (R.S. 14:86), crime against nature (R.S. 14:89), aggravated crime against nature (R.S. 14:89.1), crime against nature by solicitation (R.S. 14:89.2(B)(3)), that involves a victim under eighteen years of age. This thirty-year period begins to run when the victim attains the age of eighteen.

La. Cr.P. § 571.1

Acts 1993, No. 592, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2001, No. 533, §1; Acts 2003, No. 809, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 676, §3; Acts 2005, No. 186, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §5; Acts 2014, No. 602, §2, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 41, §1; Acts 2022, No. 202, §2.
Amended by Acts 2024, No. 698,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2024.
Amended by Acts 2022, No. 202,s. 2, eff. 8/1/2022.
Amended by Acts 2016, No. 41,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2016.
Amended by Acts 2014, No. 602,s. 2, eff. 6/12/2014.
Acts 1993, No. 592, §1, eff. 6/15/1993; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2001, No. 533, §1; Acts 2003, No. 809, §1, eff. 7/1/2003; Acts 2004, No. 676, §3; Acts 2005, No. 186, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §5.