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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.09

Violation of an Order of Protection H.R.S. § 586-11

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H.R.S. § 586-11

[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/ Complaint/

Petition, the] [The] Defendant (defendant’s name) is charged

with the offense of Violation of an Order for Protection.

A person commits the offense of Violation of an Order for

Protection if he/she intentionally or knowingly engages in

conduct prohibited by an Order for Protection issued by a Judge

of the Family Court that was then in effect. There are four

material elements of the offense of Violation of an Order for

Protection, each of which the prosecution must prove beyond a

reasonable doubt. These four elements are:

1. That, on or about (date), an Order for Protection,

issued by a Judge of the Family Court pursuant to

Chapter 586 of the Hawai’i Revised Statutes*,

prohibiting the Defendant from engaging in certain

conduct**, was in effect; and

2. That, on or about (date), in the [City and] County of

(name of county), the Defendant intentionally or

knowingly engaged in conduct***, and

3. That the Defendant knew, at that time, that such

conduct*** was prohibited by the Order for Protection;

and

4. That the Defendant was given notice of the Order for

Protection prior to engaging in such conduct by having

[received a copy of the Order by personal delivery]

[received a copy of the Order by certified mail] [been

present at the hearing at which the Order was issued].

Provenance

Source
courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
54e37f8510d9f588525e177dd01e29584f68d63a56af0e2ae3681bb4905e5c5b
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