REPORT TITLE:
Vict/Witnss Grand Jury Testm


DESCRIPTION:
Provides that victims and witnesses can testify at trial and
grand jury by closed circuit video or video conferencing.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO VICTIMS AND WITNESSES.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 801D-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "[[]§801D-7[]]  Televised testimony.  Victims and witnesses
 
 4 shall have the right to testify at trial or at grand jury
 
 5 proceedings by televised two-way closed circuit video [to be
 
 6 viewed by the court, the accused, and the trier of fact.] or
 
 7 video conferencing technology.  Such testimony will be viewed by
 
 8 the court, the accused, and the trier of fact in the case of a
 
 9 trial and by the grand jury in the case of grand jury
 
10 proceedings."
 
11      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
12 New statutory material is underscored.
 
13      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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15                           INTRODUCED BY: ________________________