Bill Text: HI HB2253 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Law Enforcement; Resisting Order to Stop Motor Vehicle
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-16 - (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and M. Lee, Souki excused (2). [HB2253 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HB2253-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 710, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§710- Resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree if the person:
(a) Intentionally fails to obey a direction given by a law enforcement officer, who is acting under color of the law enforcement officer's official authority, to stop the motor vehicle; and
(b) The person's failure to obey the law enforcement officer's direction to stop the motor vehicle results in serious bodily injury or death to another person.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "serious bodily injury" shall have the same meaning as in section 707-700.
(3) Resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree is a misdemeanor."
SECTION 2. Section 710-1027, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§710-1027 Resisting an order to stop
a motor vehicle[.] in the second degree. (1) A person
commits the offense of resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the
second degree if the person intentionally fails to obey a direction [of]
given by a law enforcement officer, who is acting under color of
the law enforcement officer's official authority, to stop the [person's]
motor vehicle.
(2) Resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the second degree is a misdemeanor."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
Report Title:
Law Enforcement; Resisting Order to Stop Motor Vehicle
Description:
Makes it a misdemeanor to fail to obey a law enforcement officer's direction to stop a motor vehicle, resulting in serious bodily injury or death to another person. Creates offenses of resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first and in the second degree. (HB2253 HD1)
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