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HRS §352-11

How court commitments to youth correctional facilities work

This section explains how family courts send a young person to a youth correctional facility. The court directs the commitment to the director and picks someone to take the person there. The court pays for travel costs, and the director is responsible for the person once they arrive.

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The statute, as written — Commitments directed, how

All commitments from the family courts of the State shall be directed to the director and may specify the appropriate facility for placement purposes. The committing court or judge shall designate a juvenile probation officer, police officer, or any qualified person to deliver the committed person to a youth correctional facility. The officer or person designated to deliver the committed person to the designated facility shall be charged by such commitment with the execution of all orders for the custody and safekeeping of the person committed to the director until delivered to the director or the director's duly authorized agent. All direct expenses excluding salaries or wages attending the delivery of such committed persons to their places of destination shall be paid by the court. The director shall be charged by such commitments with the execution of all orders for the custody, placement, and safekeeping of the committed persons.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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