THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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TIME: |
1:15 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER. Specifies that certain offenses that occur on a public transit vehicle, or at or within a public transit facility, are class C felonies.
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RELATING TO EXECUTIVE PARDONS. Establishes a comprehensive application process for executive pardons.
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RELATING TO EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION. Amends Act 281, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to provide clarification and flexibility in eyewitness identification procedures.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. Provides that family courts may withhold from public inspection any record of a denied temporary restraining order or denied protective order; provided that these records shall remain accessible to law enforcement without a court order.
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS. Extends the deadline for each county police department to adopt and utilize an electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits.
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RELATING TO MONETARY BAIL. Prohibits courts from requiring a monetary bail as a condition for release when a person is charged with a petty misdemeanor, a traffic violation, or an equivalent offense under county ordinance, except under certain circumstances.
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RELATING TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY. Creates a domestic violence offender registry that is maintained by the Attorney General and accessible by the public. Requires covered offenders to register and annually renew their registration for 15 years, or for life if convicted of a class A felony domestic violence offense. Establishes a class C felony offense for failing to register or for providing false information during the registration process. Requires county police chiefs to maintain a local registry of covered offenders and forward this information to the Attorney General.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Amends the offense of abuse of family or household members to provide for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor penalties. Allows a deferred acceptance of guilty or no contest plea in misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse penalties. Requires the Judiciary to submit annual reports to the Legislature on the number and outcome of abuse of family or household members cases. Sunsets five years after enactment.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6970.
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_____________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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