TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE

FOREWORD

1. INTRODUCTION

Nature of the Study
Objective of the Study
Organization of the Study
Background
Endnotes

2. FUNCTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS

Decriminalization
The Decrim System
Traffic Violations from the Defendant's Perspective
Functional Analysis of the Traffic Violation System
Traffic Crimes
Scope of Agencies Supported by the TVBs
Summary
Endnotes

3. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

Honolulu

Feasibility of Transferring the TVB

Ewa

Transfer of TVB
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Ko`olauloa/Ko`olaupoko

Transfer of TVB
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Wahiawa/Waialua

Effect of Transfer on TVB Personnel
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Wai`anae

Effect of Transfer on TVB Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Hilo

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Kona

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

South Kohala

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Maui

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Lahaina

Effect of TVB Transfer on Personnel
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Moloka`i

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Kaua`i

Effect of TVB Transfer on Staff
TRAVIS
Feasibility of TVB Transfer

Endnotes

4. TRAVIS

Problems with TRAVIS
Suggested Improvements
Specific Suggestions
New Types of Technology
TISD Concerns
Endnotes

5. FEASIBILITY

Positions of the District Courts and the TVBs
Other States
County Positions on TVB Transfer
TVB Realizations
Costs
Analysis
Response to the Resolution
Partial Transfer
Endnotes

6. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Findings
Recommendations
Conclusion

CHARTS
Defendant Flow Chart for a Decrim Moving Violation

Functional Flow Chart of a Decrim Moving Violation

APPENDICES (not all available online)
A. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 266, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, The
Senate,
Eighteenth Legislature, 1995 Regular Session, State of Hawaii

B. The Personnel Chart of the Honolulu TVB

C. The TRAVIS Suggestion Letter

D. Letter from Jerry Bassett

E. Language from the Drafting Manual, pp. 38-40

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