STAND. COM. REP. NO. 203-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2653
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2653 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to waive selected filing fees
for crime victims in civil enforcement proceedings involving
court-ordered restitution.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
State Judiciary and the City and County of Honolulu Department of
the Prosecuting Attorney.

     Your Committee finds that the provisions of this measure
will facilitate the recovery of restitution for victims of crime
without additionally burdening or revictimizing them.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by amending the
language of 706-647(1), and deleting the amendments to 706-
647(3), to clarify the intended exemption.
 
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2653, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2653, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair