REPORT TITLE:
Assault


DESCRIPTION:
Makes assault against a state or county employee a felony. (HB720
HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        720
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PENAL CODE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 707-711, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§707-711  Assault in the second degree.(1)  A person
 
 4 commits the offense of assault in the second degree if:
 
 5      (a)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes
 
 6           substantial bodily injury to another;
 
 7      (b)  The person recklessly causes serious bodily injury to
 
 8           another person;
 
 9      [(c) The person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily
 
10           injury to a correctional worker, as defined in section
 
11           710-1031(2), who is engaged in the performance of duty
 
12           or who is within a correctional facility;
 
13      (d)] (c)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes
 
14           bodily injury to another person with a dangerous
 
15           instrument; or
 
16     [(e)] (d)  The person intentionally or knowingly causes
 
17           bodily injury to an [educational worker who is engaged
 
18           in the performance of duty or who is within an
 
19           educational facility.  For the purposes of this
 
20           section, "educational worker" means any administrator,
 

 
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 1           specialist, counselor, teacher, or employee of the
 
 2           department of education, or a] employee or volunteer of
 
 3           the State or county.  For the purposes of this section,
 
 4           "volunteer" means any person who is a volunteer in a
 
 5           [school] program, activity, or function that is
 
 6           established, sanctioned, or approved by [the department
 
 7           of education or a person hired by the department of
 
 8           education on a contractual basis] the State or county
 
 9           and engaged in carrying out [an educational function.]
 
10           or performing their duty."
 
11      (2)  Assault in the second degree is a class C felony. 
 
12      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
13 New statutory material is underscored.
 
14      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.