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HB389
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
389
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING
TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1
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Section 711-1121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended as follows:
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1.
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By amending subsection (1) to read:
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(1)
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A person commits the offense
of misuse of
uncrewed
aircraft in the first degree
if the person intentionally or knowingly:
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(a)
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Equips
or arms an
uncrewed
aircraft
with a firearm, explosive, electric gun, or weapon of mass destruction;
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(b)
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Possesses,
receives, transfers, operates, or produces an
uncrewed
aircraft that is equipped or armed with a firearm,
explosive, electric gun, or weapon of mass destruction;
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(c)
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Discharges
or deploys a firearm, explosive, electric gun, or weapon of mass destruction
using an
uncrewed
aircraft;
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(d)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft and thereby
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly interferes with or disrupts the
operation of any manned aircraft;
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(e)
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Uses
an
uncrewed
aircraft to
transport and introduce, or to attempt to transport and introduce, contraband,
drugs, or dangerous instruments into a prison; [
or
]
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(f)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft and thereby
causes serious bodily injury to another person[
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; or
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(g)
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Uses
an uncrewed aircraft in furtherance of the commission of a felony.
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2.
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By amending subsection (3) to read:
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"(3)
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Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and [
(g)
]
(f)
shall not
apply to any police officer, deputy sheriff, adult corrections officer,
correctional worker, or fire department personnel acting within the course and
scope of their duties, or to any other person acting under the authority of, or
pursuant to a contract with, the United States or a state or county government,
or any department or agency of the United States or a state or county
government."
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SECTION
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Section 711-1123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
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(1)
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A person commits the offense
of misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the third degree if the person intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly:
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(a)
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Removes,
obliterates, alters, or tampers with the identification or registration number
of an
uncrewed
aircraft;
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(b)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft and thereby
obstructs, impairs, or hinders the performance of a police officer, deputy
sheriff, or fire department personnel acting under color of their official
authority;
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(c)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft and thereby
causes bodily injury to another person;
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(d)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft and thereby
damages the property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount
exceeding $750;
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(e)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft while under
the influence of an intoxicant;
or
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(f)
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Operates
an
uncrewed
aircraft after the
person's license, certificate, or privilege to operate an
uncrewed
aircraft has been revoked,
suspended, or otherwise restricted by the issuing governmental authority[
;
or
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(g)
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Uses
an
uncrewed
aircraft in
furtherance of the commission of a felony
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.
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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
By Request
Report Title:
Honolulu
Prosecuting Attorney Package; Uncrewed Aircraft; Criminal Offenses
Description:
Increases
the penalty for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission
of a felony.
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