HRS 0707-0712_0006 ANNOTATIONS

Definition of law enforcement officer, see §701-118(10).

Act 66, Session Laws 2003, added this section, creating the misdemeanor offense of assault against a law enforcement officer in the second degree. The legislature expressed the intent that the term "law enforcement officer" includes, but is not limited to, police officers, sheriffs, sheriff deputies, department of land and natural resources enforcement officers, and investigators with the department of the attorney general. Senate Standing Committee Report No. 979.