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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283 (2026)

Video voyeurism; penalties

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§283. Video voyeurism; penalties

           A. Video voyeurism is any of the following:

           (1) The use of any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device, or an unmanned aircraft system equipped with any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device, for the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping a person where that person has not consented to the specific instance of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping and either:

           (a) It is for a lewd or lascivious purpose.

           (b) The observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping is as described in Paragraph(B)(3) of this Section and occurs in a place where an identifiable person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

           (2) The transfer of an image obtained by activity described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection by live or recorded telephone message, electronic mail, the Internet, or a commercial online service.

           (3) The manipulation of a victim who has not yet attained the age of seventeen or who is reasonably believed to have not yet attained the age of seventeen to use any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device or an unmanned aircraft system equipped with any camera, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device to photograph, film, or videotape oneself to send to the person manipulating the victim for a lewd or lascivious purpose.

           B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of video voyeurism shall, upon a first conviction thereof, be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

           (2) On a second or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not less than six months nor more than three years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

           (3) Whoever commits the crime of video voyeurism when the observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping is of any vaginal or anal sexual intercourse, actual or simulated sexual intercourse, masturbation, any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year or more than five years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

           (4) Whoever commits the crime of video voyeurism when the observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping is of any child under the age of seventeen with the intention of arousing or gratifying the sexual desires of the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two years or more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

           C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the transference of such images by a telephone company, cable television company, or any of its affiliates, an Internet provider, or commercial online service provider, or to the carrying, broadcasting, or performing of related activities in providing telephone, cable television, Internet, or commercial online services.

           D. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2, eff. August 1, 2020.

           E. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2, eff. August 1, 2020.

           F. A violation of the provisions of this Section shall be considered a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541. Whoever commits the crime of video voyeurism shall be required to register as a sex offender as provided for in Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

           G. For purposes of this Section, "unmanned aircraft system" means an unmanned, powered aircraft that does not carry a human operator, can be autonomous or remotely piloted or operated, and can be expendable or recoverable.

           H. This Section shall not apply to any bona fide news or public interest broadcast, website, video, report, or event and shall not be construed to affect the rights of any news-gathering organization.

           Acts 2003, No. 690, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1245, §1; Acts 2016, No. 635, §1, eff. August 1, 2016; Acts 2018, No. 630, §1, eff. August 1, 2018; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2, eff. August 1, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 186, §1, eff. August 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: State v. Batiste, 939 So. 2d 1245 (La. 2006).
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State v. Batiste, 939 So. 2d 1245 (La. 2006). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:283. [1] At his arraignment on December *1248 9, 2002, defendant entered a plea of not guilty.”
State v. Breedlove, 213 So. 3d 1195 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “R.S. 14:283 A(l). A jury found him guilty by vote of 11-1 on each count.”
State v. Boudreaux, 945 So. 2d 898 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:283. Defendant pled guilty to all 14 counts in exchange for the state's agreement not to charge him as a habitual offender.”
State v. Schaller, 15 So. 3d 1046 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 6× “R.S. 14:283 B(4) on count one, and distribution of marijuana to a person under age 18, a violation of La.”
State v. Perry, 101 So. 3d 575 (La. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “R.S. 14:283. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty to that charge.”
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 14× “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
State v. Glas, 54 P.3d 147 (Wash. 2002). “at 1162-64; La.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:283(A) (West 1986).”
State v. Glas, 147 Wash. 2d 410 (Wash. 2002). “at 1162-64; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:283(A) (West 1986).”
State v. Batiste, 904 So. 2d 766 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “R.S. 14:283. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment on December 9th.”
State v. Trosclair, 89 So. 3d 340 (La. 2012). “14:106(A)(5) (obscenity by solicitation of a person under the age of seventeen), R.S. 14:283 (video voyeurism), R.S. 14:41 (rape), R.”
State v. Debarge, 238 So. 3d 491 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 10× “R.S. 14:283, and one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles, in violation of La.”
State v. Holmes, 130 So. 3d 999 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:283 B(4). An appellate court utilizes a two-pronged test in reviewing a sentence for excessiveness.”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(A): 2 cases
State v. Glas, 54 P.3d 147 (Wash. 2002). “at 1162-64; La.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:283(A) (West 1986).”
State v. Glas, 147 Wash. 2d 410 (Wash. 2002). “at 1162-64; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:283(A) (West 1986).”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(A)(1): 1 case
State v. Breedlove, 213 So. 3d 1195 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:283 A(l). A jury found him guilty by vote of 11-1 on each count.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(A)(1)(a): 1 case
Holmes v. White, No. 2:23-cv-01247 (E.D. La. Sept. 23, 2024).
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(A)(3): 1 case
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(A)(4): 1 case
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(B): 1 case
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(B)(1): 3 cases
State v. Batiste, 939 So. 2d 1245 (La. 2006). “R.S. 14:283. [1] At his arraignment on December *1248 9, 2002, defendant entered a plea of not guilty.”
State v. Breedlove, 213 So. 3d 1195 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:283 A(l). A jury found him guilty by vote of 11-1 on each count.”
State v. Debarge, 238 So. 3d 491 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:283, and one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles, in violation of La.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(B)(3): 2 cases
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
State v. Debarge, 238 So. 3d 491 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:283, and one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles, in violation of La.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 14:283(B)(4): 4 cases
State v. Breedlove, 213 So. 3d 1195 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:283 A(l). A jury found him guilty by vote of 11-1 on each count.”
State v. Boudreaux, 945 So. 2d 898 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283. Defendant pled guilty to all 14 counts in exchange for the state's agreement not to charge him as a habitual offender.”
State v. Wright, 931 So. 2d 432 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 14:283( B )(4) and La. R.S. 14:283( B )(3).”
State v. Debarge, 238 So. 3d 491 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:283, and one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles, in violation of La.”
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