HRS §711-1122
Serious drone misuse and its penalties
This law makes it a serious crime to intentionally disable a drone's ID or lights, to fly a drone and seriously hurt someone, or to damage someone else's property with a drone without permission. It is a class B felony. Police, fire, and certain government workers are exempt when doing their jobs.
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The statute, as written — Misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the second degree
(1) A person commits the offense of misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the second degree if the person intentionally or knowingly: (a) Disables any required identification transmission or signaling of an uncrewed aircraft; (b) Disables or obscures any anti-collision lighting of an uncrewed aircraft or fails to have or illuminate the lighting as required by law or by the rules, regulations, and orders of the Federal Aviation Administration; (c) Operates an uncrewed aircraft and thereby causes substantial bodily injury to another person; or (d) Operates an uncrewed aircraft and thereby damages the property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $20,000. (2) Misuse of uncrewed aircraft in the second degree is a class B felony. (3) This section shall not apply to any police officer, deputy sheriff, adult corrections officer, correctional worker, or fire department personnel acting within the course and scope of their duties, or to any other person acting under the authority of, or pursuant to a contract with, the United States or a state or county government, or any department or agency of the United States or a state or county government. (4) For purposes of this subsection, "substantial bodily injury" has the same meaning as in section 707-700.
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