REPORT TITLE: Dist. Ct.; Juris. DESCRIPTION: Eliminates requirement that multiple offenses be charged "through complaint or indictment" with respect to district court's concurrent jurisdiction of abuse of family or household member offenses, when multiple offenses are involved, of which at least one is within the jurisdiction of the district court. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO.1485 TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999 STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: 1 SECTION 1. Section 604-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is 2 amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 3 "(b) The district court shall have concurrent jurisdiction 4 with the family court of any violation of an order issued 5 pursuant to chapter 586 or any violation of section 709-906 when 6 multiple offenses are charged [through complaint or indictment] 7 and at least one other offense is a criminal offense within the 8 jurisdiction of the district courts." 9 SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed. 10 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 11 12 INTRODUCED BY:_________________________