HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.41
CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE IN THE FIRST DEGREE –
REMOVES MINOR FROM THE STATE:
H.R.S. § 707-726(1)(a)
(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after June 12, 1996)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Custodial Interference in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Custodial Interference in
the First Degree if he/she intentionally or knowingly [violates
a domestic abuse protective court order] [takes, entices,
conceals, or detains the minor from any other person who has a
right to custody pursuant to a court order, judgment, or decree]
and removes the minor from the State of Hawai`i.
There are four elements of the offense of Custodial
Interference in the First 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 removed the minor from the State
of Hawai`i; and
2. That the Defendant [violated a domestic abuse
protective court order] [took, enticed, concealed or detained
the minor from any other person who had a right to custody
pursuant to a court order, judgment, or decree]; and
3. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly;
and
4. That the Defendant knew, at that time, the person was
a minor.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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