§712-1216.5

Importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll

Drugs & vice · Chapter 712 — Offenses Against Public Health and Morals · Part II. Offenses Related to Obscenity

(1) A person commits the offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(a) Imports or causes to be imported into the State one or more childlike sex dolls;

(b) Sells, offers to sell, distributes, or otherwise provides to another person one or more childlike sex dolls; or

(2) The importation, sale, or possession of one childlike sex doll is a misdemeanor.

(3) The importation, sale, or possession of two to five childlike sex dolls is a class C felony.

(4) The importation, sale, or possession of more than five childlike sex dolls is a class B felony.

(5) For purposes of this section, "childlike sex doll" means a doll, mannequin, or robot that is intended for sexual stimulation, gratification, or perversion and that has the features of, or features that resemble those of, a person below the age of puberty. [L 2021, c 67, §2]

No Hawaiʻi pattern jury instruction (HAWJIC) has been published for this offense — prove each statutory element above on its own terms.

Source / Amendment history

[L 2021, c 67, §2]

Cross references, commentary & case notes

COMMENTARY ON §712-1216.5 Act 67, Session Laws 2021, added this section to establish the offense of importation, sale, or possession of a childlike sex doll. The legislature found that the widespread availability of childlike sex dolls, which are designed to look and feel as lifelike as possible, contributes to the exploitation, objectification, abuse, and sexual assault of minors. The legislature further found that the possession of a childlike sex doll correlates with other offenses perpetrated against children and may reinforce pedophilic thoughts and cause those thoughts to be acted upon with greater urgency. The legislature found that Act 67 would help protect minors from the harm associated with childlike sex dolls. Conference Committee Report No. 27.

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