2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 14:91.14 — Prohibited sales of video or computer games to minors

§91.14.  Prohibited sales of video or computer games to minors

A.  An interactive video or computer game shall not be sold, leased, or rented to a minor if the trier of fact determines all of the following:

(1)  The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the video or computer game, taken as a whole, appeals to the minor's morbid interest in violence.

(2)  The game depicts violence in a manner patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable for minors.

(3)  The game, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

B.  For the purposes of this Section:

(1)  "Interactive video or computer game" means an object or device that stores recorded data or instructions, receives data or instructions generated by a person who uses it and by processing the data or instructions, creates an interactive game capable of being played or viewed on or through a computer, gaming system, console, or other technology.

(2)  "Computer" includes an electronic, magnetic, optical, or other high-speed data processing device or system performing logical, arithmetic, and storage functions and includes any property, data storage facility, or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device or system.  "Computer" shall not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a machine designed solely for word processing, or a portable hand-held calculator, nor shall "computer" include any other device which might contain components similar to those in computers but in which the components have the sole function of controlling the device for the single purpose for which the device is intended.

(3)  "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years.

C.  Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor,  for not more than one year, or both.

Acts 2006, No. 441, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.