Report Title:

Assault Against a Sheriff; Misdemeanor

Description:

Creates the criminal offense of assault against a sheriff and makes it a misdemeanor.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

924

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to public safety.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 707-712.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§707-712.5[]] Assault against a police officer[.] or sheriff. (1) A person commits the offense of assault against a police officer or sheriff if the person:

(a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to a police officer or sheriff who is engaged in the performance of duty; or

(b) Negligently causes, with a dangerous instrument, bodily injury to a police officer or sheriff who is engaged in the performance of duty.

(2) Assault of a police officer or sheriff is a misdemeanor. The court shall, at a minimum, sentence the person who has been convicted of this offense to imprisonment for no less than thirty days.

(3) For purposes of this section, "sheriff" means the department of public safety personnel exercising the functions, authority, and obligations, together with the limitations imposed thereon and the privileges and immunities conferred thereby, of a "sheriff", "sheriffs", a "sheriff's deputy", "sheriff's deputies", a "deputy sheriff", "deputy sheriffs", or a "deputy", under sections 21-8, 47-18, 88-51, 105-4, 134-11, 134-51, 183D-11, 187A-14, 201G-55, 201G-74, 231-25, 281-108, 281-111, 286-52, 286-52.5, 321-1, 322-6, 325-9, 325-80, 353-11, 383-71, 438-5, 445-37, 482E-4, 485-6, 501-42, 501-171, 501-218, 521-78, 578-4, 584-6, 587-33, 603-29, 604-6.2, 606-14, 607-2, 607-4, 607-8, 633-8, 634-11, 634-12, 634-21, 634-22, 651-33, 651-37, 651-51, 654-2, 655-2, 657-13, 660-16, 666-11, 666-21, 803-23, 803-34, 803-35, 804-14, 804-18, 804-41, 805-1, 806-71, and 832-23."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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