HI SCR187

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the effects of information charging on Hawaii's criminal justice system since Act 62 was enacted in 2004.

Directs the study to examine the number of cases initiated through information charging versus preliminary hearings and grand jury indictments, and compare rates of dropped cases, trials, and convictions among these three methods.

Requires the study to assess whether information charging has produced cost savings in court costs, police overtime pay, and witness fees as proponents claim.

Directs the study to identify how many states allow information charging and to gather any other relevant information on the practice's impact.

Requires the Judiciary, Attorney General, county prosecuting attorneys, Public Defender, and county police departments to provide all requested data and recommendations, with findings due to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2011 regular session.