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HI SB752
Bill
Status
3/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Rosalyn Baker
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Family Court to issue orders requiring wireless telecommunications service providers to transfer billing authority and phone numbers from a shared wireless plan to a domestic abuse victim.
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Allows courts to order wireless providers to remove or release a domestic abuse victim from a shared wireless plan and assign a substitute telephone number.
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Requires court orders to be separate documents directed to the wireless service provider and must include the account holder's name, the victim's name, and all telephone numbers to be transferred.
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Defines "domestic abuse" according to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 586-1 and "wireless telecommunications service" according to federal regulations (47 CFR 20.3).
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Effective date: January 7, 2059.
Legislative Description
Domestic Abuse; Wireless Plans; Cellphones; Contractual Release
Last Action
The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
3/17/2015