Hawaii HB301 amends penalties for violations of domestic abuse protective orders, increasing mandatory jail sentences and fines.

Hawaii HB301 modifies the penalties for violations of domestic abuse protective orders. It mandates a minimum jail sentence of thirty days and a fine up to $250 for a first violation of a domestic abuse order. Subsequent violations of the same order, if domestic in nature, carry a minimum sixty-day jail sentence and a fine between $250 and $1,000. For non-domestic abuse violations, the penalties are less severe, with a minimum forty-eight-hour jail sentence and a fine up to $150 for a first violation.

Hawaii HB301 amends penalties for violations of domestic abuse protective orders, increasing mandatory jail sentences and fines.

Hawaii HB301 modifies the penalties for violations of domestic abuse protective orders. It mandates a minimum jail sentence of thirty days and a fine up to $250 for a first violation of a domestic abuse order. Subsequent violations of the same order, if domestic in nature, carry a minimum sixty-day jail sentence and a fine between $250 and $1,000. For non-domestic abuse violations, the penalties are less severe, with a minimum forty-eight-hour jail sentence and a fine up to $150 for a first violation.