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Committee advances bill allowing court-ordered fees to be sent to collections, with limits for juveniles
Summary
SB 1316 would require the Judiciary to contract with collection agencies to collect delinquent court-ordered fines, fees and sanctions in certain cases. The committee passed the measure with amendments limiting its application and adding appropriations and effective dates.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary voted to pass SB 1316 with amendments requiring the judiciary to contract with collection agencies to collect delinquent court-ordered fines, fees and sanctions in criminal and traffic cases while excluding juvenile monetary assessments and restitution from collection.
Deputy Attorney General Trisha Nakamatsu, appearing for the Department of the Attorney General, said the bill was drafted in response to a 2024 Hawaii Supreme Court decision, State v. Fay, which disrupted a longstanding practice of…
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