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HI SCR126
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Clarence Nishihara
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AI Summary
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Requests the Chief Justice establish a Criminal Pretrial Task Force to examine and recommend legislation on criminal pretrial practices that maximize public safety while maximizing pretrial release of defendants who do not pose danger or flight risks
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Task force directed to identify and define best practices metrics to measure effectiveness of the criminal pretrial system and establish ongoing measurement procedures at appropriate intervals
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Task force composition includes 14 categories of members: Chief Justice as chair, judicial officers and court administrators from each Circuit Court, legislators, prosecutors, public defenders, police representatives, Department of Health representative, Office of Hawaiian Affairs representative, and public members with criminal pretrial expertise
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Members exempted from Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 84 (conflict of interest law) solely due to task force participation
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Task force required to submit findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convening, with draft report due to Legislative Reference Bureau by August 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Requesting The Judiciary To Convene A Task Force To Examine And Make Recommendations Regarding Criminal Pretrial Practices And Procedures To Maximize Public Safety, Maximize Court Appearances, And Maximize Pretrial Release Of The Accused And Presumed Innocent.
Task Force
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JUD as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kobayashi, C. Lee, McKelvey, Oshiro, Souki excused (6).
4/17/2017