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LA HB262
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tammy Phelps
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AI Summary
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Defines "adverse possessor" as any person remaining on property without a right of possession, ownership, occupancy, or lease interest, replacing the term "squatter" throughout existing trespass law
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Authorizes peace officers to arrest adverse possessors without a warrant when they have reasonable suspicion of a criminal violation under Title 14 of Louisiana Revised Statutes
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Establishes that a complaint from a neighbor, witness, or other interested party automatically constitutes reasonable suspicion for warrantless arrest
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Allows reasonable suspicion to be presumed based on signs of forcible entry, property conditions, or neighbor observations
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Amends R.S. 14:63 (criminal trespass) and creates new Code of Criminal Procedure Article 215.3
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the removal of unauthorized persons from immovable property (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
TRESPASS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
4/14/2025