STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2213

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2634
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2634 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to define "law enforcement
officer", and replace references to "peace officer" with "law
enforcement officer" in various penal code provisions.

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

     Your Committee finds that this measure will make the Penal
Code more consistent by replacing the undefined term "peace
officer" with the term "law enforcement officer" which is
defined.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by making a
conforming amendment to section 711-1102, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2634, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached

 
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hereto as S.B. No. 2634, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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