Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-9 – Restitution
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-9
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Any person who engages in an unlawful act or practice that violates any provision of this chapter may be ordered by a court of proper jurisdiction to make restitution to all individual consumers injured by the act or practice.