Hawaii § 291D-9 - Monetary assessments.

§ 291D-9. Monetary assessments.

(a) A person found to have committed a traffic infraction, emergency period infraction, or fireworks infraction shall be assessed a monetary assessment not to exceed the maximum fine specified in the law or rule defining the traffic infraction, emergency period infraction, or fireworks infraction. The court shall consider a person's financial circumstances, if disclosed, in determining the monetary assessment. (b) Notwithstanding section 291C-161 or any other law to the contrary, the district court of each circuit shall prescribe a schedule of monetary assessments for all traffic infractions, emergency period infractions, and fireworks infractions, and any additional assessments to be imposed pursuant to subsection (c). The particular assessment to be entered on the notice of traffic infraction, notice of emergency period infraction, or notice of fireworks infraction pursuant to section 291D-5 shall correspond to the schedule prescribed by the district court. Except after proceedings conducted pursuant to section 291D-8 or a trial conducted pursuant to section 291D-13, monetary assessments assessed pursuant to this chapter shall not vary from the schedule prescribed by the district court having jurisdiction over the traffic infraction, emergency period infraction, or fireworks infraction. (c) In addition to any monetary assessment imposed for a traffic infraction, an emergency period infraction, or a fireworks infraction, the court may impose additional assessments for: (1) Failure to pay a monetary assessment by the scheduled date of payment; or (2) The cost of service of a penal summons issued pursuant to this chapter. (d) In addition to any monetary assessment imposed for a fireworks infraction, the court shall impose an administrative fee of $20 for each fireworks infraction in which judgment is entered in favor of the State. The clerk of the district court shall deposit the administrative fees collected into the judiciary computer system special fund pursuant to section 601-3.7. (e) Upon request of a person claiming inability to pay a monetary assessment, the court may grant an extension of the period in which the monetary assessment shall be paid or may impose community service in lieu thereof. (f) At any point before full payment of a monetary assessment, any person who suffers a change in financial circumstances may request a hearing to modify the monetary assessment or to request community service in lieu thereof. [L 1993, c 214, pt of §2; am L 2020, c 59, §6; am L 2021, c 81, §2 and c 185, §12; am L 2025, c 243, §26] Rules of Court Judgments, see HCTR rule 16. Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next