§ 28-140. Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official.

(a)

Definition.

(1)

The term "battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official" means a battery committed without the consent of the victim when the offender has reasonable grounds to believe the victim is a school athletic or recreation contest official.

(2)

For purposes of this section, the term "school athletic contest official" means any referee, umpire, coach, instructor, administrator, staff person, or school or school board employee of any public or private elementary and secondary school while actively engaged in the conducting, supervising, refereeing, or officiating of a school sanctioned interscholastic athletic contest.

(3)

For purposes of this section, the term "recreation athletic contest official" means any referee, umpire, coach, instructor, administrator, staff person, or recreation employee of any public or quasi public recreation program while actively engaged in the conducting, supervising, refereeing, or officiating of a sanctioned recreation athletic contest.

(b)

Penalties.

(1)

Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $500.00 and imprisoned not less than 48 hours nor more than 60 days without benefit of suspension of sentence, except as provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section.

(2)

The court, in its discretion, may suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the offender on probation with the condition that he shall perform five 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, may result in revocation of probation.

(Code 2004, § 14.34.4)

State law reference

Battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official, R.S. 14:34.4.