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HI Rev Stat § 353C-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-7 Federal reimbursement maximization special fund.

  §353C-7 Federal reimbursement maximization special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the federal reimbursement maximization special fund, into which shall be deposited all federal reimbursements received by the department relating to the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. Unless otherwise provided by law, all other receipts shall immediately be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the State.  (b) Moneys in the federal reimbursement maximization special fund shall be used by the department for the following purposes:  (1) To meet the state match requirement for federal grants and costs associated with federal grant reporting requirements, including administrative expenses such as the hiring of temporary staff;  (2) For any other purpose deemed necessary by the department for maintaining existing federal grants as well as pursuing federal grants;  (3) To hire consultants to provide training for corrections officers;  (4) To hire consultants to conduct facility or program evaluations;  (5) To rent or purchase vehicles to transport inmates;  (6) To provide pre-release and reentry programs;  (7) To improve technology; and  (8) To recruit and retain corrections workforce.  (c) The department shall prepare and submit an annual report on the status of the federal reimbursement maximization special fund to the legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of each regular session. The annual report shall include but not be limited to a description of the use of the funds. [L 2001, c 172, §1; am L 2012, c 77, §1; am L 2016, c 93, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353C-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-8 Sexual assaults in prison.

  §353C-8 Sexual assaults in prison. (a) The department of public safety, to the best of the department's ability, shall address sexual assault in prison and make every effort to seek grant moneys from the federal government to implement those efforts. The department shall place priority upon establishing:  (1) Appropriate counseling services for sexual assault, to be made available to victims of prison rape within twenty-four hours of the report of an assault; and  (2) Policies and standards of transparency to achieve a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault.  (b) The department of public safety, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, shall annually report data to the legislature regarding:  (1) Sexual assault by persons in custody against other persons in custody of the department of public safety;  (2) Sexual assault by correctional staff against persons in custody of the department of public safety;  (3) Non-criminal sexual misconduct by staff, including sexual harassment of persons in custody of the department of public safety;  (4) Criminal cases initiated, and closed by dismissal, plea, or verdict, for sexual assaults by or upon a person in custody of the department of public safety; and  (5) Civil claims filed and closed by dismissal, settlement, or verdict for sexual assaults by or upon a person in custody of the department of public safety.  (c) The department of public safety shall preserve any forensic evidence consisting of human biological specimens for collection by the relevant criminal investigation entity or coroner, if there is any indication of sexual assault leading to the death of any:  (1) Correctional facility or community correctional center employee who dies on the grounds of a correctional facility or community correctional center where Hawaii inmates reside or who sustains an injury on the grounds of a correctional facility or community correctional center where Hawaii inmates reside that causes the death of the employee; and  (2) Hawaii inmate who is incarcerated in a state or contracted correctional facility. [L 2010, c 194, § §2, 3; am L 2019, c 234, §2] Revision Note  L 2010, c 194, § §2, 3 were codified to this section pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 353C-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-8.5 Correctional facility and community correctional center deaths; reporting.

  §353C-8.5 Correctional facility and community correctional center deaths; reporting. (a) Within forty-eight hours, the director shall report to the governor, and the governor shall report to the legislature, the death of any:  (1) Correctional facility or community correctional center employee who dies on the grounds of a correctional facility or community correctional center where Hawaii inmates reside or who sustains an injury on the grounds of a correctional facility or community correctional center where Hawaii inmates reside that causes the death of the employee; or  (2) Hawaii inmate who is incarcerated in a state or contracted correctional facility.  (b) The report in subsection (a) shall include the following information:  (1) The name of the decedent;  (2) The gender and age of the decedent;  (3) Whether the decedent was an inmate or an employee;  (4) The location of the death or injury leading to the death;  (5) The date and time of the death;  (6) The cause of death; and  (7) Any indication of sexual assault leading to the death; provided that when the official cause of death has been determined, the director shall immediately report the official cause of death to the governor, and the governor shall immediately report the official cause of death to the legislature.  (c) Within thirty days of a death described in subsection (a), the director shall submit a report to the governor, and the governor shall submit the report to the legislature, of the clinical mortality review conducted in response to the death, including correctional actions to be taken.  (d) The director shall have the discretion to withhold disclosure of the decedent's name or any information protected from disclosure by state or federal laws. [L 2019, c 234, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353C-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-9 Department accreditation required.

  §353C-9 Department accreditation required. The department shall pursue and obtain accreditation for the sheriff division from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. [L 2011, c 111, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 353C-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-10 REPEALED.

  §353C-10 REPEALED. L 2015, c 101, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 353C-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-11 Service of process; list.

  §353C-11 Service of process; list. (a) For service of process, the director shall maintain a list of independent civil process servers to process:  (1) Orders to show cause pursuant to chapters 603, 604, and 633;  (2) Garnishment pursuant to chapter 652;  (3) Writs of replevin and attachment pursuant to chapter 634;  (4) Writs of possession pursuant to chapters 501 and 666;  (5) Orders for examination pursuant to chapter 636; and  (6) Writs of attachment or execution pursuant to chapter 651.  (b) Any independent civil process server may submit the server's name to the director to be placed on the list; provided that a person shall not be placed on the list if the person:  (1) Is serving a criminal sentence;  (2) Has been convicted of a crime within the previous ten years;  (3) Is required to register as a sex offender;  (4) Is subject to any other legal restriction, including a temporary restraining order, that prevents the person from serving process; or  (5) Cannot provide a copy of a current State of Hawaii general excise tax license.  (c) The department, the State, and the agencies, officers, and employees of the department or the State shall not be responsible or liable for the actions of any independent civil process servers on the list. The maintenance of the list shall not create a private cause of action against the department, the State, or the agencies, officers, and employees of the department or the State.  (d) Placement of a person's name on the list shall not make the person a law enforcement officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff, or an employee or agent of the State. [L 2021, c 41, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353C-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353C. Public Safety|353C-12 Eligible voter notification.

  §353C-12 Eligible voter notification. The department shall notify individuals on parole or probation of their eligibility to vote and provide them with information on how to register and vote. [L 2021, c 213, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-1 Findings and purpose.

  §353D-1 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds and declares that maintaining an inmate's family and community relationships is an effective correctional technique which reduces recidivism. The legislature further finds that enhancing visitor services increases the frequency and quality of visits, thereby discouraging violent prisoner activity; and that the location of prisons and the lack of services to assist visitors presently impedes visiting. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-2 Definitions.

  §353D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Center" means an offender family service center.  "Department" means that department of the State that has jurisdiction over the administration of the correctional facilities.  "Program" means the offender family service center program. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-3 Offender family service center program; established.

 §353D-3 Offender family service center program; established. (a) There is established in the department an offender family service center program near the Oahu community correctional center.  (b) The department may contract with a private nonprofit agency pursuant to chapter 42D to implement this chapter. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 335, §13] Note  The amendment made by L 1997, c 190, §6 is not included in this section.  Chapter 42D referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 353D-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-4 Advisory council.

 §353D-4 Advisory council. There is established within the department for administrative purposes an offender family service center program advisory council. The council shall consist of seven members, of whom two shall be offender family members. The members of the council shall be appointed by the director of public safety in consultation with private secular and religious organizations. The council may review and make recommendations to the director to improve the services rendered by the center. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1; am L 1988, c 141, §34; am L 1991, c 3, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-5 Purposes.

  §353D-5 Purposes. The purposes of the program and center are to provide the following services to families of offenders:  (1) Provision of clothing donated to the center by private organizations or individuals;  (2) Information on regulations and procedures governing visits;  (3) Referral to other agencies and services; and  (4) A shelter area, outside of the security perimeter, for visitors and visitors' children who are waiting before or after visits. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-6 Nonprofit agency: criteria for selection.

  §353D-6 Nonprofit agency: criteria for selection. The department shall employ all the following criteria in selecting a nonprofit agency with which it may contract pursuant to section 353D-3:  (1) The number and quality of services proposed in comparison to direct program costs;  (2) Prior experience in working cooperatively with the department of social services and housing, other correctional agencies, community programs, inmates, visitors, and the general public;  (3) The ability to use volunteers and other community resources to maximize the cost effectiveness of the program. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1] Note  "Department of social services and housing" renamed. L 1987, c 339.
HI Rev Stat § 353D-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-7 Annual report.

  §353D-7 Annual report. The agency administering the program shall annually submit to the department and to the legislature a report to include, but not limited to, the following:  (1) A quantitative and narrative description of the services rendered;  (2) A description of the impact of the centers' services to families;  (3) A description of areas for improvement of services or coordination with other public or private agencies; and  (4) A description of the community resources which were utilized. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 353D-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353D. Offender Family Service Center Act|353D-8 Other provisions.

  §353D-8 Other provisions. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the department in developing additional programs or making all reasonable efforts to promote services to families of offenders under its jurisdiction. [L 1987, c 251, pt of §1] Revision Note  "Chapter" substituted for "part" pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 353E-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353E. Statewide Integrated Sex Offender Treatment Program|353E-1 Sex offender treatment; statewide program established.

  §353E-1 Sex offender treatment; statewide program established. There is established the statewide integrated sex offender treatment program for the treatment of adult sex offenders in the custody of the State and juvenile sex offenders in cases where family court jurisdiction was waived pursuant to section 571-22, to be implemented on a cooperative basis by the department of public safety, judiciary, Hawaii paroling authority, department of health, department of human services, and any other agency that may be assigned sex offender oversight responsibilities. The sex offender treatment program shall:  (1) Develop and continually update, as necessary, a comprehensive statewide master plan for the assessment, evaluation, treatment, and supervision of sex offenders that provides for a continuum of programs under a best practices philosophy;  (2) Develop and implement a statewide, integrated system of sex offender assessment, evaluation, treatment, and supervision services and programs that reflect the goals and objectives of the master plan;  (3) Identify all offenders in their custody who would benefit from sex offender treatment;  (4) Work cooperatively to monitor and evaluate the development and implementation of sex offender assessment, evaluation, supervision, and treatment programs and services;  (5) Develop appropriate training and education programs for public and private providers of sex offender treatment, assessment, evaluation, and supervision services;  (6) Conduct research and compile relevant data on sex offenders;  (7) Work cooperatively to develop a statewide management information system for sex offender treatment;  (8) Make every effort to secure grant funds for research, program development, training, and public education in the area of sex assault prevention;  (9) Network with public and private agencies that come into contact with sex offenders to keep abreast of issues that impact and increase community awareness regarding the statewide sex offender treatment program;  (10) As far as practicable, share information and pool resources to carry out responsibilities under this chapter;  (11) Coordinate their funding requests for sex offender treatment programs to deter competition for resources that might result in an imbalance in program development that is detrimental to the master plan treatment concept; and  (12) Develop and implement standards and guidelines for the assessment, evaluation, treatment, and supervision of sex offenders. [L 1992, c 164, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 36, §1] Case Notes  Although the master plan did not specifically discuss polygraph testing as a treatment tool for sex offenders, use of polygraphs not precluded under the Hawaii sex offender treatment program. 92 H. 289 (App.), 990 P.2d 1171 (1999).
HI Rev Stat § 353E-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353E. Statewide Integrated Sex Offender Treatment Program|353E-2 Interagency coordination.

 §353E-2 Interagency coordination. (a) To carry out their responsibilities under section 353E-1, the department of public safety, Hawaii paroling authority, judiciary, department of health, department of human services, and any other agency assigned sex offender oversight responsibilities by law or administrative order, shall establish, by an interagency cooperative agreement, a coordinating body, to be known as the sex offender management team, to oversee the development and implementation of sex offender assessment, evaluation, treatment, and supervision services and programs in the State consistent with section 353E-1(1). The interagency cooperative agreement shall set forth the role of the sex offender management team and the responsibilities of each agency that is a party to the agreement.  (b) The department of public safety shall be the lead agency for the statewide integrated sex offender treatment program. As the lead agency, the department shall act as facilitator of the sex offender management team by providing administrative support to the sex offender management team.  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, for purposes of sex offender treatment and community supervision, any agency that is part of the interagency cooperative agreement shall provide, upon the request of any other participating agency, all relevant criminal, parole, medical, psychological, or mental health records of any offender receiving supervision or treatment while under custody of the State. Records received by a participating agency under this section shall be confidential and shall be disclosed by the receiving agency only for the purposes and under the circumstances expressly authorized by this section. Any agency providing records under this section shall document the disclosures made under this section, including the name of the agency to which the record is disclosed, the title of the record disclosed, and the date of disclosure.  (d) The sex offender management team may hold meetings closed to the public pursuant to section 92-4 for the purpose of discussing information relating to individual sex offenders where disclosure of the information would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. [L 1992, c 164, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 95, §2; am L 2016, c 36, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 353G-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353G. Criminal Offender Treatment Act|353G-1 Title.

  §353G-1 Title. This [chapter] shall be known and may be cited as the "Criminal Offender Treatment Act". [L 1998, c 152, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 353G-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353G. Criminal Offender Treatment Act|353G-2 Definitions.

  §353G-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:  "Assessment" means an ongoing process through which a substance abuse professional collaborates with a client and other persons to gather and interpret information necessary for planning treatment and evaluating the client's progress.  "Assessment program" refers to a not-for-profit corporation, government agency, or other entity accredited by the department of health to provide substance abuse services, or to a substance abuse professional certified pursuant to section 321-193.  "Drug or alcohol dependent" means in a state of physical or psychological dependence, or both, arising from the use of a controlled substance or alcohol on a continuous basis that is characterized by behavioral and other responses, including but not limited to a strong compulsion to take the controlled substance or alcohol on a recurring basis, regardless of consequence, in order to experience its psychotropic effects or to avoid the discomfort of its absence.  "Repeat offender" means any inmate in a state correctional center or facility who meets the requirements of section 353G-3(a).  "Substance abuse or additional treatment" means any type of drug or alcohol treatment ordered by the department of public safety, the Hawaii paroling authority, or the agency responsible for monitoring a person's compliance with the terms and conditions of parole or other release from a correctional center or facility to address a person's drug or alcohol dependence or other substance abuse or addiction treatment.  "Substance abuse program" or "treatment program" means a program concerned with education, prevention, or treatment directed toward achieving the prevention of substance abuse, or the social, mental, and physical restoration of substance abusers. The term "program" is synonymous with facility, agency, unit, and organization.  "Test" or "drug test" means a test conducted in a medically safe and appropriate manner to determine the presence or absence of alcohol or controlled substance metabolites, or to determine the recent or historical use of alcohol or a controlled substance by the subject of the test. [L 1998, c 152, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 353G-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|353G. Criminal Offender Treatment Act|353G-3 Mandatory drug testing of repeat offenders.

  §353G-3 Mandatory drug testing of repeat offenders. (a) Any inmate who has been convicted of an offense under chapter 329, 329C, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, or 712, and has one prior conviction under any of these chapters, shall be required to submit to drug testing.  (b) Drug tests shall be administered by the department of public safety, in accordance with drug testing standards or rules adopted by the department of health that ensure fair, accurate, and reliable testing and confirmatory procedures and protect the chain of custody as required by section 329B-2.5(4). The sample or specimen used in the drug test shall be provided by or taken from the inmate in a medically safe and appropriate manner.  (c) The test shall be performed as soon as practicable after conviction and prior to the release of the inmate. If an inmate has not undergone a drug test prior to the time of release, submission to a drug test shall be a condition of the inmate's release pursuant to section 353G-7. [L 1998, c 152, pt of §2]