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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 12.09

Promoting Prison Contraband 2° -- Contraband H.R.S. §

activein force · 2026-08-20 – presentas-observed

CONTRABAND: H.R.S. § 710-1023(1)(a)

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

[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense

of Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree.

A person commits the offense of Promoting Prison Contraband

in the Second Degree if he/she intentionally conveys known

contraband to any person confined in a [correctional facility]

[detention facility].

There are four material elements of the offense of

Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree, each of which

the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

These four elements are:

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

(name of county), the Defendant conveyed (specify item) to a

person who, at that time, was confined in a [correctional

facility] [detention facility]; and

2. That the Defendant did so intentionally; and

3. That the (specified item) was contraband; and

4. That the Defendant knew the (specified item) was

contraband.

"Contraband" means any article or thing which a person

confined in a correctional or detention facility is prohibited

from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation, or

order.

Provenance

Source
courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
db9fda3a84e5ee5dec2fb8622f549691c81cb93bf1cc924837279326db0efa63
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