Bill > HB2035

This bill amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 701-108 to extend the time limitations for prosecuting certain crimes, meaning there will be no deadline for bringing charges in these cases. Specifically, it adds sexual assault in the third and fourth degrees to the list of offenses that can be prosecuted at any time, which already includes murder, attempted murder, criminal conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder, sex trafficking, and continuous sexual assault of a minor. This change is significant because, for most other crimes, there are established deadlines, known as periods of limitation, within which charges must be filed, and this bill aims to remove those deadlines for these specific sexual assault offenses, aligning them with other serious crimes for which prosecution can occur indefinitely.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2035&year=2026