Any person to whom an infant has been confided for nursing, education, or any other person, who, with intent to deceive any parent or guardian of such child, substitutes or produces to such parent or guardian another child in the place of the one so confided, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding seven (7) years.

R.L. 1910, § 2291; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 214 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 122, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).