Hawaii § 352-1 - Definitions.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 352-1 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 352-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Department" means the department of human services; provided that the powers, duties, and functions relating to the Hawaii youth correctional facilities shall be administered by the office of youth services. "Director" means the executive director of the office of youth services. "Discharge" means the ending of the executive director of the office of youth services' supervision of a person when the term of the person's commitment has ended or when the director believes the purpose of the term of commitment has been achieved. "Furlough" means an authorized absence of short duration from a youth correctional facility. "Parole" means the conditional release of a person committed to a youth correctional facility whereby the person remains in the custody of the director and under the supervision of the juvenile parole office. "Term of commitment" means the time period during which family court retains jurisdiction over a person after adjudication. During the term of commitment, the family court may vest custody of the person in another person, organization, agency, facility, or other suitable entity. [L 1980, c 303, pt of §8(1); am L 1985, c 209, §4; am L 1986, c 297, §4; am L 1987, c 338, §§2, 10; am L 1989, c 211, §8; am L 1991, c 114, §2; am L 2003, c 95, §10(1)] Previous Vol07_Ch0346-0398 Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 352-1 cover?
Section 352-1 ("Definitions.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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