After consideration of the factors set forth in sections 706-606 and 706-621, the court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor to imprisonment for a definite term to be fixed by the court and not to exceed one year in the case of a misdemeanor or thirty days in the case of a petty misdemeanor.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663
Sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Rapal (1998)
Most recently applied in United States v. Sugiyama (July 2015)
L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 314, §41; am L 2016, c 217, §§2, 8
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