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Louisiana Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Conditional: Louisiana has a proactive duty to inform: La. R.S. 40:1379.3(I)(2) requires a permittee — and, since permitless carry took effect July 4, 2024, any person carrying under R.S. 14:95(M) — to notify any officer who approaches in an official manner that they have a weapon, to submit to a pat-down, and to allow temporary disarmament.
Louisiana has a proactive duty to inform: La. R.S. 40:1379.3(I)(2) requires a permittee — and, since permitless carry took effect July 4, 2024, any person carrying under R.S. 14:95(M) — to notify any officer who approaches in an official manner that they have a weapon, to submit to a pat-down, and to allow temporary disarmament. Permittees face an automatic six-month suspension; permitless carriers face up to $500, up to six months, or both.
Official source: legis.la.gov →
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