Hawaii § 88-166 - Computation; service as police officer, firefighter, or bandsman.
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§ 88-166. Computation; service as police officer, firefighter, or bandsman.
To entitle anyone to be retired because of time of service only, the time served by the person upon the regularly constituted police force, fire department, or band on which the person shall then be serving, or of the Territory or the Republic of Hawaii, its predecessor, shall be computed, but all times so served by the person before, as well as after May 2, 1917, shall be included in the computation. No time served by any person as a special police officer or a police officer solely paid by any private person, or as a merchant police officer, shall be considered in computing the length of service of the person in the police force. [L 1917, c 220, pt of §3; RL 1925, pt of §2163; RL 1935, pt of §7905; RL 1945, pt of §6173; RL 1955, §6-146; HRS §88-166; am L 1983, c 124, §15; gen ch 1985] Previous Vol02_Ch0046-0115 Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 88-166 cover?
Section 88-166 ("Computation; service as police officer, firefighter, or bandsman.") 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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