STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3194

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 303
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No.
303, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill, as received by your Committee, is
to require the phrase "NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT" to be printed
on any replica of a government issued identification document
offered for sale.

     Your Committee finds that fake identification cards or other
forms of identification lawfully sold by vendors are often used
illegally by teens to buy liquor or enter adult-only clubs, and
by adults to cash stolen checks.  Your Committee believes that
these illegal activities are encouraged by the availability of
fake identifications.

     Your Committee finds that it is necessary to deter these
illegal activities, and believes that prohibiting the sale of
fake identification will result in a reduction in these illegal
activities.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Attorney General, the Maui County Council, the Department of the
Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, the Honolulu
Police Department, the Department of Liquor Control, County of
Maui, and the Hawaii League of Savings Institutions.

 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by deleting its contents and replacing it with the contents
of S.B. No. 2436, which:

     (1)  Creates a class C felony offense with a forfeiture
          provision for the manufacture or sale of false
          identification that appears to be government-issued;

     (2)  Does not provide an exception for identification that
          includes a disclaimer statement; and

     (3)  Includes a statement of legislative intent.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
303, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 303, H.D.
2, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



                                   ______________________________
                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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