2009 Hawaii Code
Volume 14
TITLE 37 - HAWAII PENAL CODE
CHAPTER 707 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
§707-721 - Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree.
§707-721 Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful imprisonment in the first degree if the person knowingly restrains another person under circumstances which expose the person to the risk of serious bodily injury.
(2) Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree is a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; ree L 1986, c 314, §54; gen ch 1993; am L 2008, c 147, §3]
Case Notes
Double jeopardy clause of Hawaii constitution barred unlawful imprisonment prosecution of defendant who had been found guilty of abuse under §709-906. 75 H. 446, 865 P.2d 150.
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