STAND. COM. REP. NO.919-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2045
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 2045 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to continue reforms to the law controlling expungement of certain juvenile arrest records by:
(1) Providing the Family Court with discretion to expunge the arrest record of a minor in all requests for expungement;
(2) Requiring the court to consult with the prosecuting attorney rather than law enforcement agencies prior to ordering expungement of the arrest record of a matter that was never referred to court; and
(3) Clarifying that a request for expungement of a person's arrest record may be made by the person as a minor through his parent or guardian, or as an adult.
The Attorney General, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and Juvenile Justice Information Committee submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Office of the Public Defender submitted comments.
Your Committee finds that this bill is supported by the members of the Juvenile Justice Information Committee, who are currently evaluating the circumstances under which juvenile arrest records should be expunged.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2045 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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