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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 712-1200.5

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) A person commits the offense of commercial sexual exploitation if the person provides, agrees to provide, or offers to provide a fee or anything of value to another to engage in sexual conduct.

(2) As used in this section, “sexual conduct” has the same meaning as in section 712-1200(2).

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), commercial sexual exploitation is a petty misdemeanor.

(4) Commercial sexual exploitation is a class C felony if the person who commits the offense under subsection (1) does so in reckless disregard of the fact that the person exploited is a victim of sex trafficking.

(5) A person convicted of committing the offense of commercial sexual exploitation as a petty misdemeanor shall be sentenced as follows:

(a) For the first offense, a fine of no less than $500 but no more than $1,000 and the person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of no more than thirty days or probation; provided that in the event the convicted person defaults in payment of the fine, and the default was not contumacious, the court may order conversion of the unpaid portion of the fine to community service as authorized by section 706-605(1);

(b) For any subsequent offense, a fine of no less than $500 but no more than $1,000 and a term of imprisonment or probation of no more than thirty days, without possibility of suspension of sentence; and

(c) For purposes of this subsection, the court may impose as a condition of probation that the defendant complete a course of exploitation intervention classes; provided that the court shall only impose the condition for one term of probation.

(6) This section shall not apply to any member of a police department, a sheriff, or a law enforcement officer acting in the course and scope of duties; provided that the member of a police department, sheriff, or law enforcement officer is engaging in undercover operations; provided further that under no circumstances shall sexual contact initiated by a member of a police department, sheriff, or law enforcement officer; sexual penetration; or sadomasochistic abuse be considered to fall within the course and scope of duties.

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