Unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case United States v. Souza (2004)
Most recently applied in State v. Langevien (February 2024)
L 1996, c 87, §2; am L 2006, c 230, §40
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person commits the offense of unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree if the person intentionally or knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a motor vehicle, without being invited, licensed, or otherwise authorized to enter or remain within the vehicle, with the intent to commit a crime against a person or against property rights.
(2) Unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree is a class C felony.
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.