§ 13:35.2. Battery of a school teacher.

(a)

(1) Battery of a school teacher is a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a school teacher acting in the performance of employment duties.

(2)

For purposes of this section, "school teacher" shall include any teacher or instructor, administrator, staff person or employee of any public or private elementary, secondary, vocational-technical training, special or post-secondary school or institution.

(b)

(1) Whoever commits the crime of battery of a school teacher shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and imprisoned not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than six (6) months without benefit of suspension of sentencing.

(2)

The court, in its discretion, may suspend the imposition of sentence and place the offender on probation with a condition that he shall spend two (2) days in jail or perform five (5) days of community service work. Failure to successfully complete the community service work, as determined by the supervisor of the program to which he is assigned, shall result in revocation of probation and imposition of the fifteen-day jail term.

(Ord. No. 8118, § 1, 3-12-86)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 14:34.3.