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HI SCR54
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Bennette Misalucha
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AI Summary
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Requests the Hawaii Judiciary to permanently provide remote testimony options for petitioners seeking temporary restraining orders (TROs) during court hearings.
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Cites a 46 percent increase in domestic and intimate partner violence calls reported by the Domestic Violence Action Center from late March to early October 2022.
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References a 2020 University of Arizona study finding that 81 percent of legal advocates reported their clients experienced retraumatization from alleged abusers' courtroom behavior.
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Directs the Judiciary to establish parameters allowing remote testimony for TRO petitioners when domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or post-traumatic stress disorder is present.
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Requires transmission of the resolution to the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Judiciary To Permanently Provide An Option Allowing Petitioners Of Temporary Restraining Orders To Remotely Testify For Those Hearings.
Hearings
Last Action
The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
4/6/2022