Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-84.6 – Minor law violators; proceedings and records not confidential
“Legal record” means petitions, complaints, motions, and other papers filed in any case; transcripts of testimony taken by the court; and findings, judgments, orders, decrees, and other papers and adjudication data, other than social records, filed in proceedings before the court.
“Social record” means those social and clinical studies, reports, or examinations prepared in any case pursuant to this chapter.
Attorney's Note
Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:Class | Prison | Fine |
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Class A felony | 20 years to life | up to $50,000 |
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-84.6
- Adult: means a person eighteen years of age or older. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
- Court: means one of the family courts as herein established. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
- Judge: means judge of the family court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
- minor: means a person less than eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
all legal records related to the above stated proceeding shall be open for public inspection, unless the administrative judge of the family court or the judge’s designee finds in writing that there are significant and compelling circumstances peculiar to the case of such a nature that public inspection would be inconsistent with or defeat the express purpose of this section. All social records shall be kept confidential except as provided in § 571-84.
all legal proceedings related to the above stated case shall be open to the public unless the administrative judge of the family court or the judge’s designee finds in writing that there are significant and compelling circumstances peculiar to the case of such a nature that an open proceeding would be inconsistent with or defeat the express purpose of this section.