HRS §709-909
Courts must impose domestic violence intervention sentences
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that when a court sentences someone for domestic violence intervention under section 709-906, the court must impose that sentence, and it may do so with or without probation. This applies even if other laws say something different.
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The statute, as written — Domestic violence intervention
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Notwithstanding chapter 706 or any other law to the contrary, any sentence for domestic violence intervention specified by section 709-906 shall be imposed by the court, with or without probation.
Sections this one refers to
§709-906 Rules for police and courts in domestic abuse cases
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