Section 17-656.1-21 - Extending the domestic violence victim status(a) The domestic violence victim status shall be extended for an additional period of up to six months immediately following the first six month period if the following apply: (1) The domestic violence victim has maintained active participation with a domestic violence agency or domestic violence advocate during the initial six-month period; and(2) The domestic violence agency or domestic violence advocate recommends the extension.(b) The domestic violence victim status shall not be extended past the initial six-month period if the perpetrator of the domestic violence is residing in the same home as the domestic violence victim.(c) The domestic violence victim status shall be revoked at any time during the extension period if the domestic violence victim: (1) Fails to accept or participate without good cause in activities developed in a service plan by a domestic violence agency or domestic violence advocate;(2) Becomes employed twenty hours or more per week;(3) Enrolls in more than six credit hours per week of post-secondary education courses; or(4) Is determined by the domestic violence agency to no longer need domestic violence advocacy services.Haw. Code R. § 17-656.1-21
[Eff 12/12/98; am 10/18/01; comp 1/20/05; am 1/17/08; comp 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §§601, 602; 45 C.F.R. §§260.50 through 260.55; HRS § 346-14)