HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.03
Endangering the Welfare of a Minor 2° -- Legal Duty
DEGREE - LEGAL DUTY: H.R.S. § 709-904(2)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.
A person commits the offense of Endangering the Welfare of
a Minor in the Second Degree if he/she, being a parent, guardian
or other person whether or not charged with the care or custody
of a minor, knowingly endangers the minor's physical or mental
welfare by violating or interfering with any legal duty of care
or protection owed to the minor.
There are three material elements of the offense of
Endangering the Welfare of a Minor in the Second Degree, each of
which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant endangered a minor's physical or
mental welfare; and
2. That the Defendant did so by violating or interfering
with any legal duty of care or protection owed to the minor; and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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