STAND. COM. REP. NO.  390

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1204

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1204 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent identity theft by eliminating the requirement that arrest citations contain an offender's full social security number.  This measure also authorizes the verification of an arrest citation or traffic crime complaint by declaration in accordance with the rules of court.

     The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1204 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair