§707-721  Unlawful imprisonment in the first
degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of unlawful imprisonment in the
first degree if the person knowingly restrains another person under
circumstances which expose the person to the risk of serious bodily injury.



(2)  Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree
is a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; ree L 1986, c 314, §54; gen ch
1993; am L 2008, c 147, §3]



 



Case Notes



 



  Double jeopardy clause of Hawaii constitution barred unlawful
imprisonment prosecution of defendant who had been found guilty of abuse under
§709-906.  75 H. 446, 865 P.2d 150.