HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

83

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to intoxicating liquors.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 281-78, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No person shall consume any liquor on any:

     (1)  Public highway, except as permitted in section 291-3.4;

     (2)  Public sidewalk, including any sidewalk within a public housing project as defined in section 356D-1 or 356D-91; or

     (3)  Common area of a public housing project as defined in section 356D-1 or 356D-91[.]; provided that it shall also be a violation of this section to possess, while on any common area of a public housing project, any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any intoxicating liquor that has been opened or had a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.  For purposes of this paragraph, "common area" means roofs, halls, corridors, lobbies, stairs, stairways, fire escapes, entrances and [[]exits[]] of the building or buildings, basements, yards, gardens, recreational facilities, parking areas, storage spaces, and other parts of the project normally in common use or other areas designated by the Hawaii public housing authority."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Intoxicating Liquor; Public Housing; Prohibition

 

Description:

Prohibits open intoxicating liquor containers on any common area of a public housing project.

 

 

 

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