Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-70 – Annual report
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-70
- Commission: means the crime victim compensation commission established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
- Crime: means those under § 351-32, and shall include an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331, against a resident of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Victim: means :
(1) A person who is injured or killed by any act or omission of any other person coming within the criminal jurisdiction of the State;
(2) Any resident of the State who is injured or killed in another state by an act or omission of another person, which act or omission is within the description of any of the crimes specified in § 351-32; or
(3) A person who is a resident of this State who is injured or killed by an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States, as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
The commission shall transmit annually to the governor and to the director of corrections and rehabilitation, at least thirty days prior to the convening of the legislature a report of its activities under this chapter including a brief description of the facts in each case, and the amount, if any, of compensation awarded, and the names of attorneys and health care providers where they are the applicants. The director of corrections and rehabilitation shall, within five days after the opening of the legislative session, transmit the report, together with a tabulation of the total amount of compensation awarded during the prior fiscal year and an estimate of the amount that is reasonably estimated to be required for the next fiscal year, and a legislative bill to appropriate funds for the crime victim compensation special fund for the next fiscal year. The commission shall provide upon request of the governor, the director of corrections and rehabilitation, or the legislature, the relevant data, including the names of all applicants for compensation, under this chapter.