Bill Text: HI SB1006 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Government Tort Liability
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [SB1006 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB1006-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT TORT LIABILITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to amend section 662-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to afford the State of Hawaii with the same right to elect a jury trial in tort actions brought pursuant to chapter 662, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as private individuals have in tort actions.
SECTION 2. Section 662-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§662-5
Jury. [Any] (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any
action against the State under this chapter shall be tried by the court without
a jury; provided that the court, with the consent of all the parties, may order
a trial with a jury whose verdict shall have the same effect as if trial by
jury had been a matter of right.
(b) The State may demand trial by jury in any action against it under this chapter; provided that the demand is made in the same manner as a private individual in a tort action."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Government Tort Liability
Description:
Amends section 662-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the State of Hawaii to demand a trial by jury in the same manner as a private individual in a tort action.
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