Bill Text: HI HB566 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Housing; Alcohol Consumption; Prohibition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB566 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB566-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Public Housing; Alcohol Consumption; Prohibition
Description:
Prohibits possession of open liquor containers in public housing common areas and on streets and sidewalks.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Intoxicating liquor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 281-78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) No person shall possess any open liquor container or consume any liquor on any:
(1) Public highway, except as permitted in section 291‑3.4;
(2) Public sidewalk, including any sidewalk within a public housing project as defined in section 356D-1 or 356D‑91; or
(3) Common area of a public housing project as
defined in section 356D-1 or 356D-91. For purposes of this paragraph,
"common area" means roofs, halls, corridors, lobbies, stairs,
stairways, fire escapes, entrances and [[]exits[]] of the building
or buildings, basements, yards, gardens, recreational facilities, parking
areas, storage spaces, and other parts of the project normally in common use or
other areas designated by the Hawaii public housing authority.
For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), possessing an open liquor container shall be prima facie evidence that a person is consuming liquor."
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. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2010.
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