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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.2 (2026)

Carjacking

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§64.2. Carjacking

           A. Carjacking is the intentional taking of a motor vehicle, as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), belonging to another person, in the presence of that person, or in the presence of a passenger, or any other person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, by the use of force or intimidation.

           B.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, whoever commits the crime of carjacking shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

           (2) Whoever commits the crime of carjacking when serious bodily injury results shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty years nor more than thirty years, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

           Acts 1993, No. 488, §1; Acts 2022, No. 131, §1, eff. August 1, 2022; Acts 2024, 2nd E.S., No. 18, §1, eff. April 29, 2024.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 64 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: State v. Williams, 88 So. 3d 1102 (La. Ct. App. 2012).
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State v. Williams, 88 So. 3d 1102 (La. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “STATEMENT OF THE CASE On March 10, 2010, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Defendant with carjacking, resisting a police officer with force or violence, and possession of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64.2, 14:108.2, and 40:967 C,…”
State v. Kirkling, 904 So. 2d 786 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “R.S. 14:64.2 and La. R.S. 14:27, and *788 purse snatching, a violation of La.”
State v. Washington, 670 So. 2d 1255 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “1 (count three), two counts of carjacking in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64.2 (counts four and five) and one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of LSA-R.”
State v. Leyva-Martinez, 981 So. 2d 276 (La. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “R.S. 14:64.2. After a jury trial, the Defendant was found guilty on both charges.”
United States v. Kevin Bishop, United States of Am. v. Edward Stokes, 66 F.3d 569 (3rd Cir. 1995). “§ 35-42-5-2 (1994); La.Rev.Stat. § 14:64.2 (1995); Md.Ann.Code art.”
State v. Baylor, 998 So. 2d 800 (La. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:64.2, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a violation of La.”
State v. Bess, 47 So. 3d 524 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 10× “R.S. 14:64.2. Following a habitual offender hearing, Defendant was adjudicated a fourth-felony offender, including two convictions of crimes of violence, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole.”
State v. Kelly, 237 So. 3d 1226 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:64.2 (count one) and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of La.”
State v. Boyd, 164 So. 3d 259 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:64.2 A. We remanded the matter for re-sentencing and reserved unto the defendant, Kendrick Boyd, the right to appeal the sentence imposed on remand.”
State v. Jones, 733 So. 2d 127 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “LSA-R.S. 14:64.2. The victim, James Tate, testified that after he pulled into the Circle K to get gas, a man approached him and said he needed Tate's vehicle.”
State v. Cavalier, 701 So. 2d 949 (La. 1997). “R.S. 14:64.2. The jury's verdict resolved sharply conflicting versions given by the victim, Cindy McDuffie, and relator, of their encounter over the Mardi Gras weekend in 1995.”
State v. Schaefer, 704 So. 2d 300 (La. Ct. App. 1997). “He was ultimately sentenced on April 9, 1997 as a fourth felony offender to 20 years at hard labor for attempted carjacking, LSA-R.S. 14:64.2, and 20 years at hard labor for attempted second degree kidnapping, LSA-R.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.2(A) — 3 cases
State v. Baylor, 998 So. 2d 800 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 14:64.2, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a violation of La.”
State v. Singleton, 801 So. 2d 1150 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Cooper, 862 So. 2d 512 (La. Ct. App. 2003).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.2(B) — 7 cases
State v. Leyva-Martinez, 981 So. 2d 276 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 14:64.2. After a jury trial, the Defendant was found guilty on both charges.”
State v. Baker, 166 So. 3d 1152 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Taylor, 968 So. 2d 1135 (La. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Dilks, 750 So. 2d 318 (La. Ct. App. 1999).
State of Louisiana Versus Tonny J Bauer (La. Ct. App. 2024).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:64.2(B)(2) — 1 case
State of Louisiana in the Interest of M.R. . (La. Ct. App. 2020).
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