HB1573 - Juvenile Justice Information

• Amends Section 846D-4 of Hawaii Revised Statutes to add law enforcement agencies as an authorized recipient of juvenile justice information system data.

• Permits law enforcement agencies to access juvenile records for purposes including firearms permit decisions, prosecutorial charging decisions, and determination of youthful offender or career criminal status.

• Authorizes dissemination of juvenile justice information to law enforcement agencies for administration of law enforcement, initiation and litigation of adversarial prosecution, and law enforcement agency employment.

• Becomes effective upon approval.