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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly use an electric gun for any purpose except:
(1) Self-defense;
(2) Defense of another person; or
(3) Protection of property of the person or of another person.
(b) Except as provided in section 134-85, it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer an electric gun or cartridge without a license obtained pursuant to section 134-83. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution pursuant to this subsection that the person is more than twenty-one years of age and is an employee of a licensee acting within the scope of the person's employment.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a licensee or employee of a licensee to knowingly sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer an electric gun or cartridge at a place other than the licensee's designated place of business.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer an electric gun or cartridge to a person less than twenty-one years of age.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a licensee, a law enforcement agency, or the Army or Air National Guard, to knowingly or recklessly purchase, obtain, or otherwise receive an electric gun or cartridge from a person who does not have a license issued pursuant to section 134-83.
(f) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 134-82 - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-134-82/
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