REPORT TITLE:
Dangerous; Deadly Weapons


DESCRIPTION:
Prohibits manufacture, sale, transfer, transport or possession of
butterfly knives.  (HB1496 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D.1         
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO DEADLY OR DANGEROUS WEAPONS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 134, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "�134-      Butterfly knives; prohibitions; penalty.  (a)
 
 5 Whoever knowingly manufactures, sells, transfers, possesses, or
 
 6 transports in the State any butterfly knife, shall be guilty of a
 
 7 misdemeanor.
 
 8      (b)  Whoever knowingly possesses or intentionally uses or
 
 9 threatens to use a butterfly knife while engaged in the
 
10 commission of a crime shall be guilty of a class C felony."
 
11      SECTION 2.  Section 134-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
12 amended to read as follows:
 
13      "�134-51  Deadly weapons; prohibitions; penalty.  (a)  Any
 
14 person, not authorized by law, who carries concealed upon the
 
15 person's self or within any vehicle used or occupied by the
 
16 person or who is found armed with any dirk, dagger, [butterfly
 
17 knife,] blackjack, slug shot, billy, metal knuckles, pistol, or
 
18 other deadly or dangerous weapon shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
 
19 and may be immediately arrested without warrant by any sheriff,
 
20 police officer, or other officer or person.  Any weapon, above 
 

 
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 1 enumerated, upon conviction of the one carrying or possessing it
 
 2 under this section, shall be summarily destroyed by the chief of
 
 3 police or sheriff.
 
 4      (b)  Whoever knowingly possesses or intentionally uses or
 
 5 threatens to use a deadly or dangerous weapon while engaged in
 
 6 the commission of a crime shall be guilty of a class C felony."
 
 7      SECTION 3.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
 8 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
 9 begun before its effective date.
 
10      SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
11 New statutory material is underscored.
 
12      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.