Hawaii Revised Statutes 712. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals

PART I. PROSTITUTION AND PROMOTING PROSTITUTION

PART II. OFFENSES RELATED TO OBSCENITY

PART III. GAMBLING OFFENSES

PART IV. OFFENSES RELATED TO DRUGS AND INTOXICATING
COMPOUNDS

PART V. NUISANCE ABATEMENT

  • 712-1270 Places Used to Commit Offenses Against Public Health and Morals, a Nuisance.
    Every building, premises, or place used for the purpose of violating: (1) Those laws pertaining to offenses against public health and morals contained in...
  • 712-1270.3 Citizen's Rights.
    Any citizen who brings a nuisance abatement suit against a place used for the purpose of committing: (1) Fireworks related offenses contained in section 132D-14(a)(1)...
  • 712-1270.5 Injunctions Against Persons.
    Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit injunctions against persons causing, maintaining, aiding, abetting, or permitting a nuisance from entering or residing...
  • 712-1271 Suit to Abate.
    (1) Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in this chapter is in existence, kept, or maintained in any county,...
  • 712-1271.5 Standard of Proof.
    Except as may be otherwise expressly provided, the civil causes of action in this part shall be proved by a preponderance of the evidence....
  • 712-1271.6 Protective Order.
    If proof of the existence of the nuisance depends, in whole or in part, upon the affidavits or testimony of witnesses who are not law...
  • 712-1272 Temporary Writ.
    Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown in a suit brought under this part to the satisfaction of the court or the judge...
  • 712-1273 Suit to Have Precedence.
    The suit when brought shall have precedence over all cases, excepting criminal proceedings, election contests, and hearings on injunctions, and in the suit evidence...
  • 712-1274 Failure to Prosecute.
    If the petition is filed by a citizen or by an organization, it shall not be dismissed by the complainant or for want of...
  • 712-1275 Order of Abatement.
    If the existence of a nuisance is established in a suit as provided herein, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part...
  • 712-1276 Costs and Expenses.
    For any attorneys' fees, costs, or expenses incurred in the closing of the building, premises, or place and keeping it closed, or incurred in...
  • 712-1277 Owner Not Guilty of Contempt; May Pay Costs.
    If the owner of the building, premises, or place has not been guilty of any criminal contempt of court in the proceedings, and appears...
  • 712-1277.5 Contempt.
    Any person who knowingly violates any order issued pursuant to this part shall be subject to civil contempt as well as punishment for criminal...
  • 712-1278 Fine, Costs, Lien on Place.
    Any attorneys' fees, costs, expenses, and fines imposed against any owner of a business, premises or place in any proceedings under this part shall...
  • 712-1279 Termination of Lease.
    The notice by the owner of any business, premises, or place to the lessee that the lease will be revoked if the lessee continues...
  • 712-1280 Place.
    "Place" as used in this part means any building, structure, or place, or any separate part or portion thereof, whether permanent or not, or...
  • 712-1281 Forfeiture; Fireworks.]
    In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for violation of section 132D-14(a)(1) or (3), any property used or intended for use...

Note

L 2001, c 91, 4 purports to amend this chapter.

Cross References

Display of adult entertainment products for sale, see 489X-1.

Habitual solicitation of prostitution, see 712-1209.5.

Last modified: October 27, 2016