HI SCR197

Requests the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts of Hawaii to collect, compile, and share data on fees, court costs, fines, and restitution assessed in cases against minors.

Requires data on total and annual average amounts of fees, court costs, fines, and restitution that are assessed, collected, waived, and outstanding for the last five years in cases against minors.

Requires a description of each fee, court cost, or fine that can be assessed in cases against minors for circuit, family, and district courts in each judicial district, including respective amounts.

Directs the Administrative Director of the Courts to submit a report of findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024.

Addresses concerns that juvenile justice fees and fines disproportionately harm Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Black youth and may increase recidivism without generating sufficient revenue.