Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 618 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to broaden the type of delinquent receivables that the Judiciary is able to write off as uncollectible, including fines, restitution, monetary assessments, fees, surcharges, penalties, sanctions, and court costs.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Judiciary.

Your Committee finds that the current statute enables the Judiciary to write off uncollectible fines and restitution that have been delinquent for two years. This measure broadens the scope of the type of delinquent receivables that the Judiciary determines to be uncollectible and allows the Judiciary, without seeking prior authorization from the Department of the Attorney General, to write off these moneys as uncollectible.

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 S.B. No. 618 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.