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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 15.14A

Exemptions HRS § 134-11(a)

activein force · 2000-06-29 – presentas-observed

It is a defense to the charge of (specify offense defined

by HRS §§ 134-6 to 134-9, except one defined by § 134-7(f))

that, at the time of the offense, the Defendant was

[a (member of a police department) (sheriff) (law

enforcement officer).]

[a (member of the armed forces of (the State) (the United

States)) (mail carrier) and was on duty, if those duties

required the Defendant to be armed.]

[a regularly enrolled member of an organization duly

authorized to purchase or receive weapons from the United States

or from the State, provided the Defendant was either at, or

going to or from, the organization’s place of assembly or target

practice.]

[an employee of the State, a subdivision thereof, or the

United States, and was on duty or was going to or from the

Defendant’s place of duty, if those duties required the

Defendant to be armed.]

[a police officer on official assignment in Hawai`i from

any state which by compact permits police officers from Hawai`i

while on official assignment in that state to carry firearms

without registration.]

The burden is on the prosecution to prove beyond a

reasonable doubt that, at the time of the offense, the Defendant

was not

[a (member of a police department) (sheriff) (law

enforcement officer).]

[a (member of the armed forces of (the State) (the United

States)) (mail carrier) who was on duty, if those duties

required the defendant to be armed.]

[a regularly enrolled member of an organization duly

authorized to purchase or receive weapons from the United States

or from the State, provided the Defendant was either at, or

going to or from, the organization’s place of assembly or target

practice.]

[an employee of the State, a subdivision thereof, or the

United States, who was on duty or was going to or from the

Defendant’s place of duty, if those duties required the

Defendant to be armed.]

[a police officer on official assignment in Hawai`i from

any state which by compact permits police officers from Hawai`i

while on official assignment in that state to carry firearms

without registration.]

If the prosecution fails to meet its burden, then you must

find the Defendant not guilty.

Provenance

Source: courts.state.hi.us
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