{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-706-642","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-642","heading":"Time and method of payment.","body":"(1) When a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, the court may grant permission for the payment to be made within a specified period of time or in specified installments. If no such permission is embodied in the sentence, the fine shall be payable forthwith by cash, check, or by a credit card approved by the court.\n\n(2) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine is also sentenced to probation, the court may make the payment of the fine a condition of probation.\n\n(3) When a defendant sentenced to pay a fine is also ordered to make restitution or reparation to the victim or victims, or to the person or party who has incurred loss or damage because of the defendant's crime, the payment of restitution or reparation shall have priority over the payment of the fine, pursuant to section 706-651. No fine shall be collected until the restitution or reparation order has been satisfied. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 50, §3; am L 1986, c 226, §2; am L 2016, c 231, §24]\n\nCOMMENTARY ON §706-642\n\nThis section merely gives the court specific statutory authorization for two common sentencing practices: (1) installment payments of a fine, and (2) making a fine one of the conditions of continued probation.\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTARY ON §706-642\n\nAct 50, Session Laws 1980, authorized the payment of fines by credit cards in recognition of the widespread use of credit cards and to enable the courts to take advantage of an efficient system of collection.\n\nAct 226, Session Laws 1986, ensured that, in cases where both fines and restitution are imposed, the latter has priority; no fine is to be collected until the restitution order is satisfied. In enacting this change, the legislature stated that it \"supports the concept of restitution as a valuable means of compensating losses incurred by victims and confronting the offender with the direct personal consequences of the crime.\" Senate Standing Committee Report No. 798-86.\n\nAct 231, Session Laws 2016, amended subsection (3) to implement recommendations made by the Penal Code Review Committee convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 155, S.D. 1 (2015).","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 706"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0706/HRS_0706-0642.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"a57bdf8f2b20e9a69fb5ed4e6f5626b4b2c7e905d4f5d358d3568525378db084","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-706-641","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-706-643"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}