Haw. Rev. Stat. § 806-29

Current through Act 23 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 806-29 - Exceptions need not be negatived

No indictment for any offense created or defined by statute shall be deemed objectionable for the reason that it fails to negative any exception, excuse, or proviso contained in the statute creating or defining the offense. The fact that the charge is made shall be considered as an allegation that no legal excuse for the doing of the act existed in a particular case.

HRS § 806-29

L 1915, c 215, pt of §2; RL 1925, §4042; RL 1935, §5501; RL 1945, §10803; RL 1955, § 258-13; HRS § 711-29; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1

See33 Haw. 180; 33 H. 686; 36 H. 32.