Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Order for Protection, Penalties, Temporary Restraining Order
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-01-14 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violation of a temporary restraining order and order for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a temporary restraining order or order for protection if, after conducting a financial review, the court determines the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that the court may suspend certain jail sentence for violation of a temporary restraining order or order for protection upon condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, and complete court-ordered assessments or intervention.