Report Title:
Adds to Class B & Class C felonies.
Description:
Adds Methamphetamine trafficking in the second degree to those class B felonies that may be initiated by information charging. Provides that all class C felony offenses for failure to comply with covered offender registration requirements may be initiated by information charging.
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 806-83, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a), as effective until June 30, 2008, to read as follows:
"(a) Criminal charges may be instituted
by written information for a felony when the charge is a class C felony under
section 19-3.5 (voter fraud); section 128D-10 (knowing releases); section
132D-14(a)(1), (2)(a), and (3)[,] (penalties for failure to comply with
requirements of sections 132D-7, 132D-10, and 132D-16); section 134-24 (place
to keep unloaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers); section 134-7(a) and
(b) (ownership or possession prohibited); section 134-8 (prohibited ownership);
section 134-9 (licenses to carry); section 134-17(a) (relating to false
information or evidence concerning psychiatric or criminal history); section
134-51 (deadly weapons); section 134-52 (switchblade knives); section 134-53
(butterfly knives); section 188-23 (possession or use of explosives,
electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances in state waters prohibited);
section 231-34 (attempt to evade or defeat tax); section 231-36 (false and
fraudulent statements); section 245-37 (sale or purchase of packages of
cigarettes without stamps); section 245-38 (vending unstamped cigarettes);
section 245-51 (sale of export cigarettes prohibited); section 245-52
(alteration of packaging prohibited); section 291C-12.5 (accidents involving
substantial bodily injury); section 291E-61.5 (habitually operating a vehicle
under the influence of an intoxicant); section 329-41 (prohibited acts B);
section 329-42 (prohibited acts C); section 329-43.5 (prohibited acts related
to drug paraphernalia); section 329C-2 (manufacture, distribution, or
possession with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance to a
person under eighteen years of age); section 346-34(d)(2) and (e) (fraud
involving food stamps or coupons with a value exceeding $300); section 346-43.5
(medical assistance fraud); section 383-141 (falsely obtaining benefits);
section 431:10C-307.7 (insurance fraud); section 482D-7 (violation of fineness
standards and stamping requirements); section 485-8 (registration of
securities); section 485-14 (registration of dealers, investment advisers,
salespersons, and investment adviser representatives); section 485-25
(fraudulent and other prohibited practices); section 707-703 (negligent
homicide in the second degree); section 707-705 (negligent injury in the first
degree); section 707-711 (assault in the second degree); section 707-713
(reckless endangering in the first degree); section 707-721 (unlawful
imprisonment in the first degree); section 707-726 (custodial interference in
the first degree); section 707-757 (electronic enticement of a child in the
second degree); section 707-766 (extortion in the second degree); section
708-811 (burglary in the second degree); section 708-821 (criminal property
damage in the second degree); section 708-831 (theft in the second degree);
section 708-833.5 (shoplifting); section 708-835.5 (theft of livestock);
section 708-836 (unauthorized control of propelled vehicle); section 708-836.5
(unauthorized entry into motor vehicle); section 708-839.5 (theft of utility
services); section 708-839.8 (identity theft in the third degree); section 708-852
(forgery in the second degree); section 708-854 (criminal possession of a
forgery device); section 708-858 (suppressing a testamentary or recordable
instrument); section 708-875 (trademark counterfeiting); section 708-891.5
(computer fraud in the second degree); section 708-892.5 (computer damage in
the second degree); section 708-895.6 (unauthorized computer access in the
second degree); section 708-8100 (fraudulent use of a credit card); section
708-8102 (theft/forgery of credit cards); section 708-8103 (credit card fraud
by a provider of goods or services); section 708-8104 (possession of
unauthorized credit card machinery or incomplete cards); section 708-8200
(cable television service fraud in the first degree); section 708-8202
(telecommunication service fraud in the first degree); section 709-903.5
(endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree); section 709-906
(abuse of family or household members); section 710-1016.3 (obtaining a
government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the first
degree); section 710-1016.6 (impersonating a law enforcement officer in the
first degree); section 710-1017.5 (sale or manufacture of deceptive
identification document); section 710-1018 (securing the proceeds of an
offense); section 710-1021 (escape in the second degree); section 710-1023
(promoting prison contraband in the second degree); section 710-1024 (bail
jumping in the first degree); section 710-1029 (hindering prosecution in the
first degree); section 710-1060 (perjury); section 710-1072.5 (obstruction of
justice); section 711-1103 (riot); section 711-1109.3 (cruelty to
animals/fighting dogs); section 711-1110.9 (violation of privacy in the first
degree); section 711-1112 (interference with the operator of a public transit
vehicle); section 712-1221 (promoting gambling in the first degree); section
712-1222.5 (promoting gambling aboard ships); section 712-1224 (possession of
gambling records in the first degree); section 712-1243 (promoting a dangerous
drug in the third degree); section 712-1246 (promoting a harmful drug in the
third degree); section 712-1247 (promoting a detrimental drug in the first
degree); section 712-1249.6 (promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near
schools or school vehicles); section 803-42 (interception, access, and
disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications, use of pen register,
trap and trace device, and mobile tracking device prohibited); or section [846E-9(b)]
846E-9 (failure to comply with covered offender registration requirements)."
SECTION 2. Section 806-83, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a), as effective on July 1, 2008, to read as follows:
"(a) Criminal charges may be instituted
by written information for a felony when the charge is a class C felony under
section 19-3.5 (voter fraud); section 128D-10 (knowing releases); section
132D-14(a)(1), (2)(A), and (3) (penalties for failure to comply with
requirements of sections 132D-7, 132D‑10, and 132D-16); section 134-24
(place to keep unloaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers); section
134-7(a) and (b) (ownership or possession prohibited); section 134-8
(prohibited ownership); section 134-9 (licenses to carry); section 134-17(a)
(relating to false information or evidence concerning psychiatric or criminal
history); section 134-51 (deadly weapons); section 134-52 (switchblade knives);
section 134-53 (butterfly knives); section 188-23 (possession or use of
explosives, electrofishing devices, and poisonous substances in state waters
prohibited); section 231-34 (attempt to evade or defeat tax); section 231-36
(false and fraudulent statements); section 245-37 (sale or purchase of packages
of cigarettes without stamps); section 245-38 (vending unstamped cigarettes);
section 245-51 (sale of export cigarettes prohibited); section 245-52
(alteration of packaging prohibited); section 291C-12.5 (accidents involving
substantial bodily injury); section 291E‑61.5 (habitually operating a
vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant); section 329-41 (prohibited acts
B); section 329‑42 (prohibited acts C); section 329-43.5 (prohibited acts
related to drug paraphernalia); section 329C-2 (manufacture, distribution, or
possession with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance to a
person under eighteen years of age); section 346-34(d)(2) and (e) (fraud
involving food stamps or coupons with a value exceeding $300); section 346-43.5
(medical assistance fraud); section 383-141 (falsely obtaining benefits);
section 431:10C-307.7 (insurance fraud); section 482D-7 (violation of fineness
standards and stamping requirements); section 485A-301 (registration of
securities); section 485A-401 (registration of broker-dealers); section
485A-402 (registration of agents); section 485A-403 (registration of investment
advisors); section 485A-404 (registration of investment advisor
representatives); section 485A-405 (registration of federal covered investment
advisors); section 485A-501 (general fraud); section 485A-502 (prohibited
conduct in providing investment advice); section 707-703 (negligent homicide in
the second degree); section 707‑705 (negligent injury in the first
degree); section 707-711 (assault in the second degree); section 707-713
(reckless endangering in the first degree); section 707-721 (unlawful imprisonment
in the first degree); section 707-726 (custodial interference in the first
degree); section 707-757 (electronic enticement of a child in the second
degree); section 707-766 (extortion in the second degree); section 708-811
(burglary in the second degree); section 708-821 (criminal property damage in
the second degree); section 708-831 (theft in the second degree); section
708-833.5 (shoplifting); section 708-835.5 (theft of livestock); section
708-836 (unauthorized control of propelled vehicle); section 708-836.5
(unauthorized entry into motor vehicle); section 708-839.5 (theft of utility
services); section 708-839.8 (identity theft in the third degree); section
708-852 (forgery in the second degree); section 708-854 (criminal possession of
a forgery device); section 708-858 (suppressing a testamentary or recordable
instrument); section 708-875 (trademark counterfeiting); section 708-891.5
(computer fraud in the second degree); section 708-892.5 (computer damage in
the second degree); section 708-895.6 (unauthorized computer access in the
second degree); section 708-8100 (fraudulent use of a credit card); section
708-8102 (theft/forgery of credit cards); section 708-8103 (credit card fraud
by a provider of goods or services); section 708-8104 (possession of
unauthorized credit card machinery or incomplete cards); section 708-8200
(cable television service fraud in the first degree); section 708-8202
(telecommunication service fraud in the first degree); section 709-903.5
(endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree); section 709-906
(abuse of family or household members); section 710-1016.3 (obtaining a
government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the first
degree); section 710-1016.6 (impersonating a law enforcement officer in the
first degree); section 710-1017.5 (sale or manufacture of deceptive
identification document); section 710‑1018 (securing the proceeds of an
offense); section 710-1021 (escape in the second degree); section 710-1023
(promoting prison contraband in the second degree); section 710‑1024
(bail jumping in the first degree); section 710-1029 (hindering prosecution in
the first degree); section 710-1060 (perjury); section 710-1072.5 (obstruction
of justice); section 711-1103 (riot); section 711-1109.3 (cruelty to
animals/fighting dogs); section 711-1110.9 (violation of privacy in the first
degree); section 711-1112 (interference with the operator of a public transit
vehicle); section 712-1221 (promoting gambling in the first degree); section
712-1222.5 (promoting gambling aboard ships); section 712-1224 (possession of
gambling records in the first degree); section 712-1243 (promoting a dangerous
drug in the third degree); section 712-1246 (promoting a harmful drug in the
third degree); section 712-1247 (promoting a detrimental drug in the first
degree); section 712-1249.6 (promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near
schools or school vehicles); section 803-42 (interception, access, and
disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications, use of pen register,
trap and trace device, and mobile tracking device prohibited); or section [846E-9(b)]
846E-9 (failure to comply with covered offender registration
requirements)."
SECTION 3. Section 806-83, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Criminal charges may be instituted by written information for a felony when the charge is a class B felony under section 134-23 (place to keep loaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers); section 134-25 (place to keep pistol or revolver); section 134-26 (carrying or possessing a loaded firearm on a public highway); section 134-7(b) (ownership or possession prohibited); section 329-43.5 (prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia); section 708-810 (burglary in the first degree); section 708-830 (theft in the first degree); section 708‑839.7 (identity theft in the second degree); section 708-851 (forgery in the first degree); section 708-891 (computer fraud in the first degree); section 708-892 (computer damage in the first degree); section 712-1240.8 (methamphetamine trafficking in the second degree); section 712-1242 (promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree); section 712-1245 (promoting a harmful drug in the second degree); or section 712-1249.5 (commercial promotion of marijuana in the second degree)."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, except that section 2 shall take effect on July 1, 2008.
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