HAR §5-51-24. Withdrawal of petition for administrative forfeiture

(a) The prosecuting attorney may submit a motion to withdraw a petition for administrative forfeiture at any time prior to the filing of an order on the petition by the attorney general. (b) Upon receipt of the motion to withdraw a petition, the attorney general shall file an order dismissing the petition without prejudice. 9 (c) Any petition dismissed without prejudice under this section shall comply with the refiling requirements set forth in section 5-51-22 herein. (d) The prosecuting attorney shall be barred from refiling a petition that has been withdrawn if the petition is not refiled within the forty-five-day deadline provided in section 5-51-22(a) herein. [Eff 1/17/2020] (Auth: HRS §712A-10) (Imp: HRS §§712A-1, 712A-10)