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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 702-224

Liability for conduct of another; exemption from complicity

L 1972, c 9, pt of §1

Unless otherwise provided by this Code or by the law defining the offense, a person is not an accomplice in an offense committed by another person if:

(1) He is a victim of that offense;

(2) The offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incident to its commission; or

(3) He terminates his complicity prior to the commission of the offense and:

(a) Wholly deprives his complicity of effectiveness in the commission of the offense; or

(b) Gives timely warning to the law enforcement authorities or otherwise makes reasonable effort to prevent the commission of the offense.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.