Bill Text: HI SB2946 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Attorney General.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-06 - The committee on PSM deferred the measure. [SB2946 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2946-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the attorney general.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§28- Review
of criminal investigations conducted by county police or county prosecuting
attorneys. (a) The attorney general, upon referral by the
county police or county prosecuting attorney, shall review or initiate a review
of a criminal investigation conducted by the county police or county
prosecuting attorney for the purpose of providing an independent review of such
criminal investigations.
(b) In the course of the review, the attorney
general may refer the review of the criminal investigation to, as applicable:
(1) A county police
department of a county other than the county police that conducted the criminal
investigation;
(2) A county
prosecuting attorney of a county other than the county prosecuting attorney
that conducted the criminal investigation; or
(3) The United
States Attorney for the District of Hawaii.
(c) A review of a criminal investigation pursuant
to this section shall be referred to or initiated by the attorney general no
more than days after the final disposition of
the criminal investigation conducted by the county police or county prosecuting
attorney. The attorney general or party referred
pursuant to subsection (b), as applicable, shall have no more than
days to complete the review of the criminal
investigation.
(d) Completed reviews of criminal investigations conducted by the attorney general or party referred pursuant to subsection (b), as applicable, shall be received by the county police or county prosecuting attorney, as applicable, no later than days after completion of the review. The review shall be final."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Criminal Investigations; Independent Review; Department of the Attorney General; County Prosecuting Attorneys; United States Attorneys
Description:
Requires the attorney general, upon referral by the county police or county prosecuting attorney, to review or initiate a review of a criminal investigation conducted by the county police or county prosecuting attorney for the purpose of providing an independent review of such criminal investigations. Authorizes the attorney general to refer the review of criminal investigations to another party, as appropriate. Sets forth deadlines for the reviews.
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