HRS §1-11
Effect of Repeal on Pending Suit or Prosecution
This section says that if a law is repealed, any lawsuit or criminal case that was already started under that old law can still go forward. The repeal does not cancel or stop those pending cases.
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The statute, as written — Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution
No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal of any law, for any offense committed, or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under the law so repealed, shall be affected by such repeal. [CC 1859, §23; RL 1925, §25; RL 1935, §27; RL 1945, §27; RL 1955, §1-14; HRS §1-11]
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