SB594 strengthens penalties for crimes against seniors in Hawaii.

SB594 amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to enhance penalties for crimes against seniors. The bill increases the severity of offenses when the victim is sixty years of age or older, blind, paraplegic, quadriplegic, or eight years of age or younger. It also imposes stricter penalties for crimes committed against emergency medical services providers, firefighters, water safety officers, and educational workers. The bill includes provisions for mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole for certain felonies and extended terms of imprisonment for repeat offenders.

SB594 strengthens penalties for crimes against seniors in Hawaii.

SB594 amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to enhance penalties for crimes against seniors. The bill increases the severity of offenses when the victim is sixty years of age or older, blind, paraplegic, quadriplegic, or eight years of age or younger. It also imposes stricter penalties for crimes committed against emergency medical services providers, firefighters, water safety officers, and educational workers. The bill includes provisions for mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment without parole for certain felonies and extended terms of imprisonment for repeat offenders.