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HI HB229
Bill
Status
1/24/2011
Primary Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
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AI Summary
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Adds new subsection (f) to Hawaii's disorderly conduct statute making it unlawful to impede or obstruct bus stop access by laying across benches or sleeping on the ground within or abutting bus stop shelters or structures.
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Establishes that committing either of the acts described in subsection (f) for more than a specified number of minutes constitutes prima facie evidence of recklessly creating a risk of physical inconvenience to the public.
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Makes technical corrections to existing disorderly conduct statute, changing "or" to "or" at the end of subsection (e) and replacing "which" with "that" in subsections (c) and (d).
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Classifies the new bus stop obstruction conduct as a petty misdemeanor if the defendant intends substantial harm or serious inconvenience, or persists after warning; otherwise it is a violation.
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Effective date is January 1, 2012, with no retroactive effect on rights, duties, or proceedings that began before that date.
Legislative Description
Disorderly Conduct
Last Action
Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
12/1/2011