STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. 3082

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2685

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2685 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BAIL JUMPING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the offense of bail jumping from "intentionally" failing to appear to "knowingly" failing to appeal.

Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the Office of the Public Defender.

Your Committee finds that despite the testimony in opposition to this measure, bail jumping is an offense that should not be overlooked. Your Committee further finds that the change from "intentionally" to "knowingly" failing to appear may deter individuals from missing their court dates and facilitate convictions for bail jumping.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2685, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

		____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair