HB 1918

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE

By Representative(s) ARAKAKI / MORITA / KAHIKINA / SANTIAGO / LEONG / ABINSAY / MORIHARA / TAKAI / TAKUMI / THIELEN / LEE

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, MINORS, OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON, PENAL CODE, SENTENCING

Report Title: Child Abuse

Description: Creates a new offense of assault in the fourth degree. Increases the age of a minor from 8 to 12 with regard to offense against children. Raises penalties for the offense of assault in the 1st to 3rd degrees.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
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