Hawaii § 328-28 - Duties of county attorneys, prosecuting attorney.
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§ 328-28. Duties of county attorneys, prosecuting attorney.
Each county attorney, or prosecuting attorney to whom the department of health reports any violation of this part, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before any violation of this part is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present the person's views before the department either orally or in writing, in person or by attorney, with regard to such contemplated proceeding. [L 1941, c 318, §24; RL 1945, §2230; RL 1955, §51-29; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §328-28; gen ch 1985] Revision Note Reference to "prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu" deleted as unnecessary. Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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