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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 12.00
Definitions of Terms Used in Chapter 12, Standard Jury
TABLE OF INSTRUCTIONS16
12. CHAPTER 710 -- OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Instructions (4/19/96).
H.R.S. § 710-1010.5 (5/4/09).
710- 1016.6 (4/19/96).
Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer H.R.S. § 710-
1016.8, 710-1016.9 (4/19/96, 6/29/00).
710- 1016.7 (4/19/96).
H.R.S. § 710-1022(1)(a) (4/19/96).
1022(1)(a) (4/19/96).
in a Facility -- Dangerous Instrument H.R.S. § 710-
1022(1)(b) (4/19/96).
in a Facility -- Drug H.R.S. § 710-1022(1)(b)
(4/19/96)
710- 1023(1)(a) (4/19/96).
in a Facility -- Contraband H.R.S. § 710-1023(1)(a)
(4/19/96).
(4/19/96).
(4/19/96).
§ 710-1040(1)(b) (4/19/96).
16 The original instructions approved and published in Volume I in December
1991 are not dated. New or amended instructions in Volumes I and II reflect
the Supreme Court’s approval date in parentheses.
Retraction and Lack of Defense: Perjury H.R.S. §§ 710-
1064, 710-1068 (4/19/96).
1070(1) (4/19/96).
H.R.S. § 710-1070(2) (4/19/96).
(4/19/96).
(4/19/96).
(4/19/96).
[12.30 Aggravated Harassment by Stalking H.R.S. § 711-1106.4
(12/27/96)(Renumbered 9/1/04. See 12A.02).]
[12.31 Interference With the Operator of a Public Transit
Vehicle H.R.S. § 711- (12/27/96)(Renumbered 9/1/94.
See 12A.03.]
[12.32A Violation of Privacy 1° (Installation) H.R.S. § 711-
1110.0 (12/19/03)(Deleted 9/1/04. See 12A.05).]
[12.32B Violation of Privacy 1° (Use) H.R.S. § 711-1110.9
(12/19/03)(Deleted 9/1/04. See 12A.05).]
STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS
"benefit" means gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the
beneficiary as gain or advantage, including benefit to any other
person or entity in whose welfare he/she is interested.
"custody" means restraint by a public servant pursuant to
arrest, detention, or order of a court.
"detention facility" means any place used for the confinement of
a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal
offense, or otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court.
"juror" means any person who is a member of any jury, including
a grand jury, impaneled by any court of this State or by any
public servant authorized by law to impanel a jury, and also
includes any person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as
a prospective juror.
"law enforcement officer" means any public servant, whether
employed by the State or subdivision thereof or by the United
States, vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or,
to make arrests for offenses or to enforce the criminal laws,
whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to a
specific class of offenses.
"materially false statement" means any false statement,
regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence,
which could have affected the course or outcome of the
proceeding; whether a falsification is material in a given
factual situation is a question of law.
"oath" includes an affirmation and every other mode authorized
by law of attesting to the truth of that which is stated, and,
for the purposes of this chapter, written statements shall be
treated as if made under oath if:
(a) the statement was made on or pursuant to a form
bearing notice, authorized by law, to the effect that
false statements made therein are punishable; or
(b) the statement recites that it was made under oath or
affirmation, the declarant was aware of such
recitation at the time he made the statement and
intended that the statement should be represented as a
sworn statement, and the statement was in fact so
represented by its delivery or utterance with the
signed jurat of an officer authorized to administer
oaths appended thereto.
"oath required or authorized by law" means an oath the use of
which is specifically provided for by statute or appropriate
regulatory provision.
"official proceeding" means a proceeding heard or which may be
heard before any legislative, judicial, administrative, or other
governmental agency or official authorized to take evidence
under oath, including any referee, hearing examiner,
commissioner, notary, or other person taking testimony or
deposition in connection with any such proceeding.
"pecuniary benefit" is benefit in the form of money, property,
commercial interests, or anything else the primary significance
of which is economic gain.
"public servant" means any officer or employee of any branch of
government, whether elected, appointed, or otherwise employed,
and any person participating as advisor, consultant, or
otherwise, in performing a governmental function, but the term
does not include jurors or witnesses.
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