Chapter 571 — Chapter 571

§571-63 Findings and judgment. No judgment of termination of parental rights entered under sections 571-61 to 571-63 shall be valid or binding unless it contains a finding that the facts upon which the petition is based bring the child within such sections and have been proved by…

§571-7 REPEALED. L 1973, c 219, §4.

PART VII. JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU §571-71 Juvenile crime prevention bureau; establishment of. Any chief of police may establish as a subdivision of the police department under the chief's jurisdiction a juvenile crime prevention bureau, to be maintained and conducted as …

§571-72 Duties and powers; reports; expungement of juvenile arrest records. (a) The juvenile division or section shall direct its attention specifically to the suppression, prevention, and investigation of crimes committed by children under the age of eighteen years, and any poli…

§571-73 No limitations on family courts. Nothing in section 571-71 or 571-72 shall be construed to divest family courts of any of their powers, but the same shall specifically grant to the police departments of the several counties the power to take; detain; question; investigate…

§571-8 District family courts; district family judges; appointment; sessions. (a) In addition to the district courts established under section 604-1, there may be established in each of the judicial circuits of the State a district family court with the powers and under the condi…

§571-8.2 Salary of district family judges. The salary of each district family court judge of the various district family courts of the State shall be the same as that of district court judges under section 604-2.5. Whenever the chief justice appoints a district family court judge…

§571-8.5 Powers. (a) The district family judges may: (b) Every witness duly subpoenaed as provided in this section shall be allowed the same attendance and mileage fees allowed witnesses subpoenaed before the circuit courts. [L 1973, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 115, §1; am L 19…

PART VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS §571-81 Contempt of court. (a) Any adult who wilfully violates, neglects, or refuses to obey or perform any lawful order of the court may be proceeded against for contempt of court. Any adult found in contempt of court may be punished as provided by …

§571-82 Court sessions; quarters. Sessions of the court shall be held at such places as the court shall determine, subject to section 603-14. [L 1965, c 232, pt of §1; Supp, §333-37; HRS §571-82; am L 1973, c 211, §1(j)]

§571-83 Court and witness fees. In proceedings under section 571-11(1), (2), or (9), no court fees shall be charged against, and no witness fees shall be allowed to, any party to a petition. No officer of the State or of any political subdivision thereof shall be entitled to rece…

§571-84 Records. (a) The court shall maintain records of all cases brought before it. Except as provided in sections 571-84.6 and 584A-509, in proceedings under section 571-11 and in parentage proceedings under chapter 584A, the following records shall be withheld from public ins…

§571-84.5 Support order, decree, judgment, or acknowledgment; social security number. The social security number of any individual who is a party to a divorce decree, or subject to a support order or parentage determination, or has made an acknowledgment of parentage issued under…

§571-84.6 Minor law violators; proceedings and records not confidential. (a) As used in this section: "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, an…

§571-85 Authority of probation officers; additional probation officers. Within the scope of their duties, probation officers appointed under this chapter shall have the powers and privileges of a police officer. In addition to the probation officers appointed under section 571-6,…

§571-86 Cooperation. Every public official or department shall render all assistance and cooperation within the official's or its jurisdictional power which may further the objects of this chapter. The court may seek the cooperation of organizations whose object is to protect or …

§571-87 Appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem; compensation. (a) When it appears to a judge that a person requesting the appointment of counsel satisfies the requirements of chapter 802 for determination of indigency, or the court in its discretion appoints counsel under c…

§571-92 Application. This part shall only apply to actions under chapters 580 and 584A. Nothing in this part shall supersede any provision of any existing state or federal law. The provisions in this part shall be interpreted consistently with other relevant laws and the standard…