HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2021
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to unmanned aerial systems.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 706, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§706-   Enhanced fines for offenses committed using an unmanned aerial system. (1)  A person who:

(a) Has been convicted of an offense under sections 586-4, 604-10.5, 708-813, 708-814, 708-815, 711-1106, 1106.5, 711-1110.9, or 711-1111; and

(b) Used an unmanned aerial system to commit the offense under paragraph (1);

shall be sentenced, in addition to any other sentence authorized by law, to pay a fine that is double the maximum amount authorized by section 706-640 for the convicted offense.

(2)  As used in this section, "unmanned aerial system" means a powered aerial vehicle that:

(a) Does not carry a human operator;

(b) Uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift;

(c) Can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;

(d) Can conduct surveillance; and

(e) Can be expendable or recoverable;

provided that the term shall not include model flying airplanes or rockets, including those that are radio controlled or otherwise remotely controlled and that are used purely for sport or recreational purposes."

     SECTION 2.  Section 708-815, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

     "(1)  A person commits the offense of simple trespass if the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully [in]:

(a) In or upon premises[.]; or

(b) In the airspace directly above premises up to two hundred feet above ground level."

     SECTION 3.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Unmanned Aerial Systems; Simple Trespass; Penal Code; Fines

Description:

Increases the fine for conviction of certain offenses when an unmanned aerial system is used as a means of committing the offense.  Provides that the offense of simple trespass can be committed when a person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in the airspace directly above premises up to two hundred feet above ground level.

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