Bill Text: HI SB541 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Weapons; Stun Guns; Domestic Violence
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB541 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB541-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Weapons; Stun Guns; Domestic Violence
Description:
Authorizes victims of domestic violence to acquire a stun gun; provided that: (1) they do not have any mental condition that would make them a danger to society or themselves; (2) they complete a training course in the use of stun guns; and (3) the authorization to use a stun gun is reevaluated on an annual basis. Requires program to be administered by county police departments.
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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 weapons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) This section shall not apply to [law]:
(1) Law enforcement officers of county
police and sheriff departments of this State, or vendors providing electric
guns to those entities; provided that electric guns shall at all times remain
in the custody and control of the county police or sheriff departments[.];
or
(2) Documented victims of abuse of family or household member, under section 709-906, who have been authorized to acquire and use an electric gun by a county police department; provided that:
(A) Applicants for authorization shall not have any mental condition that would make them a danger to society or themselves;
(B) Applicants shall not be disqualified from possessing firearms or ammunition under section 134-7;
(C) Prior to receiving authorization, applicants shall complete a training course in the use of electric guns; and
(D) Authorization shall be reevaluated on an annual basis."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
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