Requires the chief of police of each county to create guidelines for training police officers in non-lethal force techniques; prohibits members of police departments, sheriffs, and law enforcement officers from carrying or possessing electric guns.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Chapter 52D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§52D-   Training of police officers in the use of non-lethal force. The chief of police of each county and any duly authorized subordinates shall establish a program for the training of police officers in the use of non-lethal force."

SECTION 2. Section 134-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§134-16 Restriction on possession, sale, gift, or delivery of electric guns. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, [or] licensed dealer, or law enforcement officers of county police and sheriff departments of this State to possess, offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, give, lend, or deliver any electric gun.

(b) Any electric gun in violation of subsection (a) shall be confiscated and disposed of by the chief of police.

[(c) This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers of county police and sheriff departments of this State, or vendors providing electric guns to those entities; provided that electric guns shall at all times remain in the custody and control of the county police or sheriff departments.

(d) The county police and sheriff departments of this State shall maintain records regarding every electric gun in their custody and control. Such records shall report every instance of usage of the electric guns; in particular, records shall be maintained in a similar manner as for those of discharging of firearms. The county police and sheriff departments shall annually report to the legislature regarding these records twenty days before the beginning of each session.]"

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.