HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

785

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 806D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§806D-4  Service of process issued by or in another state.  (a)  When a [Hawaii recipient] person or business, as defined in section 487J-1, located in Hawaii, is properly served with process issued by or in another state[,] that commands the production of records in the actual or constructive possession of that person or business, and such process on its face purports to be a valid [criminal process,] process based on a pending criminal investigation or prosecution in that other state, the [Hawaii recipient] person or business shall comply with that process as if that process had been issued by a Hawaii court[.]; provided that the issuing state has a statute authorizing the production of records held by out-of-state persons or businesses.

     (b)  The service of process issued by or in another state shall include the following information:

     (1)  The name, office, business address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person applying for the issuance of the service of process;

     (2)  The criminal statute authorizing the production of records held by out-of-state persons or businesses; and

     (3)  The relevant criminal statutes upon which the pending investigation or prosecution is based."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.



 

Report Title:

Production of Records; Service of Process; Criminal Long-Arm Statute

 

Description:

Clarifies the criminal process records law relating to the service of process issued by or in another state upon a Hawaii recipient by specifying upon whom the service of process may be made, the type of process applicable, and information that shall be provided.  Requires that the requesting state has a statute authorizing the production of records held by out-of-state persons or businesses.  (HB785 HD1)

 

 

 

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