STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3239

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2653
                                        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 Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2653, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to waive court filing fees for
crime victims seeking civil enforcement of orders against
convicted defendants to make restitution to the victims.

     Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary to
remove unintended barriers to a victim's recovery of restitution
in civil proceedings.  Without this measure, victims are
apparently subject to filing fees in both District and Circuit
courts.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2653, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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