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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana expands protective order violations to include intentional evasion of service of process
Last action · May 15, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Chad Boyer
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana law now classifies the intentional evasion of for specific court orders as a violation of a protective order, taking effect on August 1, 2026.
People subject to protective orders face criminal liability under R.S. 14:79 if they purposely dodge process servers attempting to deliver lawful court orders.
Who It Affects
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Individuals subject to protective orders
They face new legal liability under R.S. 14:79 if they intentionally evade the service of process for specified court orders.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- May 15, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 140.
- May 15, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 13, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 12, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 11, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 7, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
- May 6, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 5, 2026SenateFloorSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseReported with amendments (11-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 20, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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