Bill Text: HI HB2799 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Criminal Offenses; Murder; Family Court Proceedings
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-27 - (H) Referred to JUD, referral sheet 8 [HB2799 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2799-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to criminal offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 707-701, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
"(1) A person commits the offense of murder in the first degree if the person intentionally or knowingly causes the death of:
(a) More than one person in the same or separate incident;
(b) A law enforcement officer, judge, or prosecutor arising out of the performance of official duties;
(c) A person known by the defendant to be a witness in a criminal prosecution or in a proceeding pursuant to section 571-11(1), and the killing is related to the person's status as a witness;
(d) A person by a hired killer, in which event both the person hired and the person responsible for hiring the killer shall be punished under this section; or
(e) A person while the defendant was imprisoned."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Criminal Offenses; Murder; Family Court Proceedings
Description:
Amends the offense of first degree murder to include causing the death of a person who is a witness to a family court proceeding.
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