HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	460
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to THE countIES.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§46-    Planning and permitting fines; discounts prohibited.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county shall not authorize or accept a discounted payment of a fine levied by the county department or agency that administers planning and permitting.

     (b)  Any ordinance or rule that conflicts with subsection (a) shall be void.

     (c)  As used in this section, "discounted payment" means a payment that is less than the full amount of a levied fine, but does not include partial payments if the full amount remains due."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Counties; Planning and Permitting; Fines; Discounts Prohibited

 

Description:

Prohibits a county from accepting a discounted payment of a fine levied by the county planning and permitting department or agency.

 

 

 

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