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KCC §1-4.4

Pending lawsuits continue after a law is repealed

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If a lawsuit or prosecution was already started before a county law was repealed, that repeal does not stop the case. The case continues under the old law as if the repeal had not happened.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Effect on Pending Suit or Prosecution

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal of any ordinance or resolution, for any offense committed, or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under the ordinance or resolution so repealed, shall be affected by that repeal.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.