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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1209.6

Prostitution; motion to vacate conviction

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marvin Roberts v. City of Fairbanks (2020)

Most recently applied in Marvin Roberts v. City of Fairbanks (June 2020)

L 2012, c 216, §2; am L 2015, c 35, §29; am L 2016, c 206, §16; am L 2019, c 176, §2; am L 2021, c 68, §11

(1) A person convicted of committing the offense of prostitution under section 712-1200, loitering for the purpose of engaging in or advancing prostitution under section 712-1206(2), street prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation in designated areas under section 712-1207(1)(a) or (2)(a), or convicted of a lesser offense when originally charged with a violation of section 712-1200, 712-1206(2), or 712-1207(1)(a) or (2)(a), may file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not subsequently convicted of any offense under the Hawaii Penal Code within three years after the date of the original conviction.

(2) The court shall hold a hearing on a motion filed under this section to review the defendant's record over the three years after the date of the original conviction under section 712-1200, 712-1206(2), or 712-1207(1)(a) or (2)(a) or conviction of a lesser offense when originally charged with a violation of any of those sections, and if the court finds that the defendant has not been convicted of any offense under the Hawaii Penal Code within this three year period, the court shall vacate the conviction.

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