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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 14, § 37.6. Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer is an assault committed with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer acting in the course and scope of his duties.

B. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) “Motor vehicle” shall include any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other means of conveyance.

(2) “Peace officer” shall have the same meaning as defined in R.S. 40:2402.

C. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years, or both.

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