Bill Text: HI SB1049 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Justice; Impaneling
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB1049 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB1049-Introduced.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1049 |
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 635-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Upon the stipulation of the parties,
the jury may consist of [a number] less than twelve[.] jurors."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Justice; Impaneling
Description:
Clarifies the law with respect to impaneling a jury.
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