H.R. No. 83 - Summary

• Requests the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report crimes and offenses relating to domestic violence as a separate category under the Uniform Crime Reporting program

• Directs the FBI to develop parameters and definitions for domestic violence crimes to enable standardized reporting across states

• Instructs Hawaii's Research and Statistics Branch of the Department of the Attorney General to work with the FBI to establish domestic violence as a Group A offense under the Uniform Crime Reporting program

• Requires the Department of the Attorney General to coordinate with county police departments to compile annual domestic violence crime statistics for Hawaii

• Mandates the Department of the Attorney General to report to the Legislature no later than twenty days before each Regular Session on progress made in establishing domestic violence as a reportable offense under the Uniform Crime Reporting program