Hawaii § 291C-164 - Procedure upon arrest.
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§ 291C-164. Procedure upon arrest.
Except when authorized or directed under state law to immediately take a person arrested for a violation of any of the traffic laws before a district judge, any authorized police officer, upon making an arrest for violation of the state traffic laws shall take the name, address, and driver's license number of the alleged violator and the registered license number of the motor vehicle involved and shall issue to the driver in writing a summons or citation, hereinafter described, notifying the driver to answer to the complaint to be entered against the driver at a place and at a time provided in the summons or citation. [L 1978, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 105, §30; gen ch 1985] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
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Section 291C-164 ("Procedure upon arrest.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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