Penal Code

State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Shopping Carts. [HB-720]
Establishes the petty misdemeanor offense of prohibited use of shopping cart in or on a public roadway, sidewalk, or park.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Nishimoto Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/27/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Childlike Sex Dolls. [HB-747]
Establishes the felony offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Har Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/27/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Speedy Trials. [SB-886]
Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate action to ensure a prompt trial in order to minimize the length of time a child abuse victim or minor witness must endure the stress of the proceedings. Effective 5/1/2029. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Reported From Hms (stand. Com. Rep. No. 420) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Jdc. on 02/19/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Crimes Against Seniors. [SB-837]
Lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from sixty-two years of age to sixty years of age. Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable if the perpetrator knows or reasonably should know the senior victim's age. Effective 1/1/2022.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Referred To Jdc. on 01/29/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Crimes Against Seniors. [HB-490]
Lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from sixty-two years of age to sixty years of age. Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable if the perpetrator knows or reasonably should know the senior victim's age. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Act 147, On 07/01/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1249). on 07/02/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To The Penal Code. [HB-650]
Short form bill relating to the penal code.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Nakashima Referred To Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/27/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Childlike Sex Dolls. [SB-834]
Establishes the offense of importation, sale, or possession of one or more childlike sex dolls. (CD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Act 067, On 06/24/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1169). on 06/25/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Used Motor Vehicle Parts. [SB-576]
Requires licensed used motor vehicle part dealers to obtain a written statement by a seller of a catalytic converter that the seller has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the catalytic converter. Requires a seller of a catalytic converter to present a receipt or notarized declaration regarding the catalytic converter. Prohibits a licensed used motor vehicle part dealer from purchasing a catalytic converter with no receipt or notarized declaration and to report the attempted sale to the police. Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Re-referred To Cpc, Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 25 on 03/15/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Marijuana. [SB-758]
Increases from three grams to thirty grams: (1) the minimum amount of marijuana that a defendant must possess to be charged with a petty misdemeanor; and (2) the maximum amount of marijuana that a defendant convicted of possessing marijuana could have possessed without being disqualified from the subsequent expungement of the record of that conviction. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Pass First Reading on 03/11/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Childlike Sex Dolls. [HB-571]
Establishes the felony offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD2)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura Received From House (hse. Com. No. 234). on 03/11/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Sexual Assault Of An Animal. [SB-343]
Establishes the offense of sexual assault of an animal. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Act 031, 06/07/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1131). on 06/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Theft In The Second Degree. [SB-396]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Referred To Jdc. on 01/25/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Property Crimes. [SB-397]
Broadens the state of mind element for certain offences under chapter 486M, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Repeals on 7/1/2024. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Reported From Cpn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 382) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referral To Jdc. on 02/18/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Theft. [SB-374]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Referred To Cpn, Jdc. on 01/25/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To The Definition Of Property. [HB-181]
Updates the definition of "property" as it relates to offenses against property rights under the penal code to expressly include property stored in an electronic medium. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Act 021, 05/28/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1121). on 06/01/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Littering. [SB-232]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim The Committee(s) On Jha Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 03/16/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To The Penal Code. [SB-288]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads The Committee On Jdc Deferred The Measure. on 02/09/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Property Crimes. [HB-171]
Changes the state of mind required for section 486M-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, penalties to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. (SD2)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Act 020, 05/28/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1120). on 06/01/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Theft In The Second Degree. [HB-170]
Amends the offense of theft in the second degree to include theft of property commonly used to store items of monetary value, including but not limited to any purse, handbag, or wallet. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Act 005, 04/14/2021 (gov. Msg. No. 1105). on 04/14/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2021 Regular Session

Relating To Emergency Workers. [SB-184]
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Referred To Psm, Jdc. on 01/25/2021

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