Penal Code
Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Prostitution. [HB-1519]
Clarifies the definition of "advances prostitution" to apply to abusive or harmful behavior.
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Relating To Female Genital Mutilation. [HB-132]
Establishes the class B felony offense of prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation. Includes commission of prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation in the statutory definition of child abuse or neglect and as a prohibited act under the State's Child Protective Act. (HB132 HD2)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Trespass. [HB-1246]
Specifies that for purposes of making a complaint for criminal trespass in the second degree on commercial premises, evidence of a prior reasonable warning or request to leave the premises may be evidenced by a copy of the previously issued written warning or request, whether posted at the premises or retained by the county police department. (HB1246 HD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Offenses Against Public Administration. [HB-1155]
Amends the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities to include knowingly making a false statement, in oral, written, printed, or electronic form, to a public servant engaged in criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement activity pursuant to the public servant's investigative or inspection authority.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Crime Prevention. [HB-2574]
Imposes a 1% crime prevention reward fee on all persons required to pay a fine for a penal offense. Establishes the crime prevention reward special fund to compensate individuals for the truthful reporting of penal offenses. Establishes the crime prevention reward task force to make recommendations on the administration of the crime prevention reward fee. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Public Order. [HB-2607]
Establishes the offense of urinating or defecating in a public place within business districts. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Littering. [HB-2481]
Increases the maximum civil fine for littering on a public highway from $500 to $1,000. Increases the maximum civil penalty for violations of litter control from $500 to $1,000. Increases the criminal fine for the offense of criminal littering from $1,000 to $5,000.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Emergency Workers. [SB-3000]
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Emergency Workers. [HB-2474]
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Financial Exploitation. [SB-2949]
Authorizes a civil cause of action by a vulnerable adult for financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Allows attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. Establishes degrees and classes of felonies for financial exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. Establishes a presumption of financial exploitation.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Elderly. [HB-2220]
Establishes the offense of financial exploitation of an elder and provides enhanced penalties. Amends mandatory reporting requirements for suspected financial abuse of an elder. Requires DHS to share records with the appropriate county police departments or offices of the prosecuting attorney. Effective 12/31/2059. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Sentencing. [SB-2524]
Repeals mandatory minimum periods of imprisonment for certain offenses or under certain circumstances.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Sexual Assault Of An Animal. [SB-2718]
Amends the Penal Code to establish the crime of sexual assault of an animal. Provides that the sexual assault of an animal is a class C felony or a class B felony if the offense subjects a minor to sexual contact with an animal or is committed in the presence of a minor. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Penal Code. [SB-2515]
Establishes the criminal offense of trespassing on critical electrical infrastructure property. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Property Forfeiture. [HB-2069]
Restricts asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Requires seized property to be forfeited only when the property owner has been convicted of an underlying covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Changes the standard of proof that the State must meet in order for property to be forfeited from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt". Requires the State to prove that owners consented to or possessed knowledge of the crime that led to the seizure of their
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Theft. [SB-2742]
Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic converter as a class C felony. Defines "catalytic converter." Requires scrap dealers to follow the same requirements regarding a written statement for the purchase of palladium, platinum, rhodium, and a scrap catalytic converter from which some or all of the catalyst metals have been removed as is required for the purchase of copper, beer kegs, and urns. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Penal Code. [SB-2633]
Establishes the offense of unauthorized attachment of an object to a fence, gate, wall, or other structure, which is committed when a person knowingly attaches an object to a fence, gate, wall, or other structure or barrier without the owner's permission. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Sex Offenses. [HB-2122]
Imposes a criminal penalty on any parent, guardian, or person having custody or control of a minor that offers or agrees for consideration for the purpose of another person having sexual conduct with the minor. Imposes a criminal penalty on any person that entices a parent, guardian, or person having custody or control of a minor by electronic means for the purposes of having sexual conduct with the minor.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Theft In The Second Degree. [SB-2156]
Amends the offense of theft in the second degree to include theft of property commonly used to store items of personal or monetary value, including any purse, handbag, or wallet.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Littering. [SB-2051]
Increases the maximum civil penalty for littering from $500 to $1,000. Increases the maximum fine for the offense of criminal littering from $1,000 to $5,000.