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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:7 (2026)

Crime defined

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SUBPART B.  ELEMENTS OF CRIMES

§7.  Crime defined

A crime is that conduct which is defined as criminal in this Code, or in other acts of the legislature, or in the constitution of this state.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 71 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 446 So. 2d 1371 (La. Ct. App. 1984).
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State v. Johnson, 446 So. 2d 1371 (La. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:7 as "that conduct which is defined as criminal in this Code, or in other acts of the legislature, or in the constitution of this state.”
State v. Tolbert, 849 So. 2d 32 (La. 2003). · cites it 4× “A municipal offense is not a crime within the meaning of La.”
State v. Richard, 550 So. 2d 300 (La. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3× “A municipal offense is not a crime within the meaning of La.R.S. 15:495, which provides that `[e]vidence of conviction of crime' is admissible for impeachment of a witness's credibility under prescribed circumstances.”
State v. Kennerson, 695 So. 2d 1367 (La. Ct. App. 1997). “R.S. 14:7, 14:8. The act element, or actus reus, is the unauthorized entry of a dwelling or vehicle.”
State v. Ramos, 390 So. 2d 1262 (La. 1980). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:7 as "that conduct which is defined as criminal in this Code, or in other acts of the legislature, or in the constitution of this state.”
Boyd v. Boyd, 57 So. 3d 1169 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “supra § 14:7,, at 283. Section 2089 does not dictate the form required for the information, but it would be less than what is required for the detailed annual accounting mandated by LSA-R.”
State v. Byrd, 708 So. 2d 401 (La. 1998). “It is hornbook law that penal statutes "must be strictly construed and cannot be extended to cases not included within the clear import of their language, and that nothing is a crime which is not clearly and unmistakably made a crime.”
State v. Daniels, 109 So. 2d 896 (La. 1959). · cites it 2× “LSA-R.S. 14:7; * * *" State v. Jones, 220 La.”
State v. Rodriguez, 379 So. 2d 1084 (La. 1980). “The executive branch of the government consists of all executive offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the state.”
State v. Ryans, 513 So. 2d 386 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “R.S. 14:7—are so similar so as constitutionally to require similar penalties.”
State v. Marshall, 424 So. 2d 423 (La. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 3× “" The alleged false statements the accused in this case is charged with making concern the violation of a municipal ordinance.”
State v. Ingram, 71 So. 3d 437 (La. Ct. App. 2011). “R.S. 14:7. The legislature is constrained by the Federal and State Constitutions in expanding the definitions of crimes, but the legislature is free to shrink the scope of the definition of a crime, should it desire to do so, by withdrawing an act from the definition of criminal…”
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