Bill Text: HI SB2275 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Failure to report a missing child; Failure to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-23 - (S) Referred to HMS, JDL. [SB2275 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2275-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELating to the hawaii penal code.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 709, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§709- Failure to report a missing child. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to report a missing child if, being a parent, guardian, or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than twelve years old, the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to:
(A) Make contact with or otherwise verify the whereabouts and safety of the child for a period of forty-eight hours; and
(B) Immediately report the child as missing to law enforcement after forty-eight hours without contact or verification.
(2) Failure to report a missing child is a class B felony if the child suffers serious or substantial bodily injury while missing. Otherwise, failure to report a missing child is a class C felony.
§709- Failure to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse if, being a parent, guardian, or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor child, the person intentionally or knowingly fails to:
(A) Report the child's death to a law enforcement agency within two hours after learning about the child's death; or
(B) Report the location of the child's corpse to a law enforcement agency within two hours after learning the location of the corpse;
provided that the child's death appears to have occurred under any of the circumstances described in section 841-3.
(2) Failure to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse is a class B felony."
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:
Failure to report a missing child; Failure to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse
Description:
Imposes a duty on parents and guardians to report a missing child within 48 hours. Imposes a duty on parents and guardians to report the death of a child or the location of a child's corpse within 2 hours of discovery. Makes the failure to report a missing child, child's death, or location of a child's corpse a felony.
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