Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
28 sections
- Self DefenseHRS 703-304 — force immediately necessary, no retreat from home or work, and deadly force for grave harm
- How Long They Have to ChargeHRS 701-108 — two years for a misdemeanor, three for most felonies, and no limit for murder
- Bail After an ArrestHRS 804-7.5 — a prompt hearing on release, with counsel appointed for those who cannot pay
- What an Offense Level MeansHRS 706-663 — a misdemeanor is up to 364 days, or a year for a crime of violence
- AssaultHRS 707-712 — bodily injury is a misdemeanor, or a petty misdemeanor in a fight both sides agreed to
- ThreatsHRS 707-716 — terroristic threatening is a misdemeanor, and a felony when repeated, with a weapon, or against a public servant
- StalkingHRS 711-1106.5 — pursuit, surveillance or contact without consent on more than one occasion is a misdemeanor
- Disorderly ConductHRS 711-1101 — a violation, or a petty misdemeanor when it goes on after a warning
- TrespassingHRS 708-814 — a fence, a written warning or posted signs make it a petty misdemeanor, and a beach path is a defense
- BurglaryHRS 708-811 — entering or staying unlawfully in a building to commit a crime there is a class C felony
- TheftHRS 708-833 — up to $250 is a petty misdemeanor, over $750 a felony, and a car or a gun is class B whatever it is worth
- ShopliftingHRS 708-833.5 — a minimum fine of twice, three times or four times the value, and double that after a prior
- Damaging PropertyHRS 708-823 — any damage without consent is a petty misdemeanor, over $500 a misdemeanor, over $1,500 a felony
- Identity TheftHRS 708-839.8 — passing on someone's personal information to steal is a felony at every degree
- Obstructing Government OperationsHRS 710-1010 — violence, force or a physical obstacle against an officer's work, and never a recording
- What a Sentence Can IncludeHRS 706-605 — probation, a fine, prison, community service, or a domestic violence program, and restitution
- The Age of ConsentHRS § 707-730 — sixteen, and a class A felony when the older person is five or more years older
- Being ArrestedHRS 803-9 — family or a lawyer at reasonable intervals, and charged or released within 48 hoursalso here
- Resisting ArrestHRS 710-1026 — force, or a substantial risk of injury, to stop an arrest, a misdemeanoralso here
- A Repeat DUI as a FelonyHRS 291E-61.5 — two convictions within ten years make the next one a class C felonyalso here
- Drug PossessionHRS 712-1243 — three to twenty four pills, or 0.5 grams of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl or cocaine, is a class C felonyalso here
- MarijuanaHRS 712-1249 — three grams or less is a violation with a $130 finealso here
- Background and Credit Checks for a JobHRS 378-2.5 — only after a conditional offer, and only seven years of felonies and five of misdemeanorsalso here
- Violating a Protective OrderHRS 586-11 — a misdemeanor with a mandatory five days in jail on a first convictionalso here
- Voting and Office After a FelonyHRS 831-2 — no vote while imprisoned for a felony, and a vote again on probation or parolealso here
- A Record, State Jobs and LicensesHRS 831-3.1 — a conviction alone does not disqualify, and only one in the past ten years related to the workalso here
- Clearing an Arrest RecordHRS 831-3.2 — an expungement order from the attorney general for an arrest that did not end in a conviction for a crimealso here
- LitteringHRS § 708-829 — a fine of at least $500, plus picking up litter, even the first timealso here
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