Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB30 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 30 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that in households where abuse between parents occurs, children who witness the abuse are also victimized despite not being physically harmed. These children have a higher risk for long-term physical and mental health problems, and are also at greater risk of experiencing anxiety, experiencing depression, and exhibiting violence in a future relationship. Due to the trauma, these children are more likely to exhibit behaviors such as fighting, bullying, lying, or cheating; are more disobedient at home and at school; and more likely to have social competence problems, such as poor school performance and difficulty in relationships with others. Children who witness domestic violence are also more likely to resolve conflict by using violence. The purpose of this Act is to clarify that minors who reside in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse have standing to file a petition for an order of protection or a temporary restraining order. SECTION 2. Section 586-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "domestic abuse" to read as follows: ""Domestic abuse" means: (1) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the threat of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault, extreme psychological abuse, coercive control, or malicious property damage between family or household members; [or] (2) Any act which would constitute an offense under section 709-906, or under part V or VI of chapter 707 committed against a minor family or household member by an adult family or household member[.]; or (3) Any of the acts under paragraphs (1) or (2) committed in a household where a minor resides." SECTION 3. Section 586-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) A petition for relief shall be in writing upon forms provided by the court and shall allege, under penalty of perjury, that: a past act or acts of abuse may have occurred; threats of abuse make it probable that acts of abuse may be imminent; or extreme psychological abuse or malicious property damage is imminent; and be accompanied by an affidavit made under oath or a statement made under penalty of perjury stating the specific facts and circumstances from which relief is sought. The court shall not require a complainant who is a minor to demonstrate that the minor was the victim of the domestic abuse if the petition alleges that the minor resided in the same household as the victim of the domestic abuse." SECTION 4. Section 586-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) Upon petition to a family court judge, an ex parte temporary restraining order may be granted without notice to restrain either or both parties from contacting, threatening, or physically abusing each other, notwithstanding that a complaint for annulment, divorce, or separation has not been filed. The order may be granted to any person who, at the time the order is granted, is a family or household member as defined in section 586-1 or who filed a petition on behalf of a family or household member[.], including a minor who was not the victim of the domestic abuse but resided in the same household as the victim of the domestic abuse. The order shall enjoin the respondent or person to be restrained from performing any combination of the following acts: (1) Contacting, threatening, or physically abusing the protected party; (2) Contacting, threatening, or physically abusing any person residing at the protected party's residence; or (3) Entering or visiting the protected party's residence. The ex parte temporary restraining order may also enjoin or restrain both of the parties from taking, concealing, removing, threatening, physically abusing, or otherwise disposing of any animal identified to the court as belonging to a household, until further order of the court." SECTION 5. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. The legislature finds that in households where abuse between parents occurs, children who witness the abuse are also victimized despite not being physically harmed. These children have a higher risk for long-term physical and mental health problems, and are also at greater risk of experiencing anxiety, experiencing depression, and exhibiting violence in a future relationship. Due to the trauma, these children are more likely to exhibit behaviors such as fighting, bullying, lying, or cheating; are more disobedient at home and at school; and more likely to have social competence problems, such as poor school performance and difficulty in relationships with others. Children who witness domestic violence are also more likely to resolve conflict by using violence.
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51	51	The purpose of this Act is to clarify that minors who reside in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse have standing to file a petition for an order of protection or a temporary restraining order.
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53	53	SECTION 2. Section 586-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "domestic abuse" to read as follows:
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57	57	(1) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the threat of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault, extreme psychological abuse, coercive control, or malicious property damage between family or household members; [or]
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59	59	(2) Any act which would constitute an offense under section 709-906, or under part V or VI of chapter 707 committed against a minor family or household member by an adult family or household member[.]; or
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61	61	(3) Any of the acts under paragraphs (1) or (2) committed in a household where a minor resides."
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63	63	SECTION 3. Section 586-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
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65	65	"(c) A petition for relief shall be in writing upon forms provided by the court and shall allege, under penalty of perjury, that: a past act or acts of abuse may have occurred; threats of abuse make it probable that acts of abuse may be imminent; or extreme psychological abuse or malicious property damage is imminent; and be accompanied by an affidavit made under oath or a statement made under penalty of perjury stating the specific facts and circumstances from which relief is sought. The court shall not require a complainant who is a minor to demonstrate that the minor was the victim of the domestic abuse if the petition alleges that the minor resided in the same household as the victim of the domestic abuse."
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67	67	SECTION 4. Section 586-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
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69	69	"(a) Upon petition to a family court judge, an ex parte temporary restraining order may be granted without notice to restrain either or both parties from contacting, threatening, or physically abusing each other, notwithstanding that a complaint for annulment, divorce, or separation has not been filed. The order may be granted to any person who, at the time the order is granted, is a family or household member as defined in section 586-1 or who filed a petition on behalf of a family or household member[.], including a minor who was not the victim of the domestic abuse but resided in the same household as the victim of the domestic abuse. The order shall enjoin the respondent or person to be restrained from performing any combination of the following acts:
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71	71	(1) Contacting, threatening, or physically abusing the protected party;
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73	73	(2) Contacting, threatening, or physically abusing any person residing at the protected party's residence; or
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75	75	(3) Entering or visiting the protected party's residence.
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77	77	The ex parte temporary restraining order may also enjoin or restrain both of the parties from taking, concealing, removing, threatening, physically abusing, or otherwise disposing of any animal identified to the court as belonging to a household, until further order of the court."
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79	79	SECTION 5. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
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81	81	SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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83	83	SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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109	109	Report Title: Domestic Abuse; Order for Protection; Minors; Family Court; Judiciary Description: Specifies that any minor who resides in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse may file a petition for an order of protection or temporary restraining order. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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117	117	Domestic Abuse; Order for Protection; Minors; Family Court; Judiciary
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123	123	Specifies that any minor who resides in the same household as a victim of domestic abuse may file a petition for an order of protection or temporary restraining order.
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131	131	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.