THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Senator Will Espero, Chair |
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
TIME: |
3:00 p.m. |
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Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Requires a parole hearing and validated risk assessment for prisoners who have not been released upon completion of a set minimum term or received an earlier release date. Permits supervised release on parole eighteen months prior to the expiration of the maximum term for class A felonies, twelve months prior to the expiration of the maximum term for class B felonies, and six months prior to the expiration of the maximum term for class C felonies. Permits the paroling authority to deny supervised parole prior to the expiration of a maximum sentence for certain offenders.
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RELATING TO PAROLE. Specifies that funds for discharged persons be subject to legislative appropriation. Clarifies circumstances under which the paroling authority may grant early discharges. Provides discretion to the paroling authority with respect to initial pardon consideration as it relates to paroled prisoners.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Makes an appropriation to the department of public safety for the establishment and implementation of a re-entry facility for criminal offenders, which will include residential and day reporting programs.
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Authorizes the establishment of a diversion and reentry pilot project. Appropriates funds. Repeals July 1, 2016.
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Requires a police officer to make reasonable inquiry of the victimized family member and witnesses, if applicable, and order a person to leave the premises for a no-contact period of forty-eight hours.
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. Establishes knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury to liquor commission investigators while performing their job duties as assault in the second degree.
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RELATING TO RESISTING ARREST. Creates the offense of resisting arrest in the first degree as a class C felony if the person intentionally prevents a law enforcement officer acting under color of the law enforcement officer's official authority from effecting an arrest by removing or attempting to remove a firearm from the person of a law enforcement officer. Amends the existing resisting arrest offense to resisting arrest in the second degree.
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RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF RECORDS. Amends the definition of "recipient", as related to service of process issued by another state, to clarify that the recipient who receives process issued in Hawaii must have conducted business or engaged in transactions or activities occurring at least in part in Hawaii. Amends provisions of chapter 806D, HRS, which allow for the service of process issued by another state upon a Hawaii recipient, to clarify that: (1) Service of process may be upon a person or business, but not a government agency; (2) The process is for the production of records; (3) The process must be based upon a pending criminal investigation or prosecution; and (4) The person or business being served must have conducted business or engaged in transactions or activities occurring at least in part in the issuing state. Requires the issuing state to have a statute authorizing the production of records by out-of-state persons or businesses and contain a reciprocity provision. Requires the process to include specified information.
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RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION FOR VIOLENT CRIMES. Requires persons arrested for a felony offense involving a violent crime to provide DNA samples. Provides for the expungement and destruction of DNA records under certain circumstances.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Will Espero Chair |