SB 2971

Bill Subjects

Criminal Offense HawaiʻI Penal Code Indecent Exposure Less Than Sixteen Years Of Age Strict Liability

Abstract

Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of indecent exposure from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor if the victim is less than sixteen years of age. Provides that the state of mind requirement is not applicable to the fact that the victim is less than sixteen years of age and that the actor is strictly liable with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was less than sixteen years of age.