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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MANSLAUGHTER.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION
1. Section 707-702, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
"(1) A person commits the offense of manslaughter
if:
(a) The person recklessly causes the death of
another person; [or]
(b) The person intentionally causes another person
to commit suicide; or
(c) The person knowingly distributes a
dangerous drug in any amount and another person dies as a result of ingesting
that drug. It shall not be a defense to
prosecution under this section that the decedent contributed to the decedent's
own death or serious bodily injury by voluntary or involuntary ingestion of the
drug. A person who commits this offense
shall be held strictly liable for causing such a result. "Dangerous drug" shall have the
same meaning as that under section 712-1240.
"Distributes" shall have the same meaning as "to
distribute" under section 712-1240; provided that this section shall not
apply to actions taken under chapter 327L."
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2. This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.
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3. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory
material is underscored.
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4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Relating to Manslaughter
Description:
Amends section 707-702(1), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to authorize manslaughter prosecutions for dangerous drug distribution that results in overdose deaths.
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