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HRS §142-30

How police must write and give citations for animal law violations

This section tells police and other officers how to write citations and summons for breaking animal laws. Most officers must use the same citation books used for traffic tickets. Other officers must use special forms that warn the person to appear in court within 30 days, and the forms must include a carbon copy for the accused.

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The statute, as written — Form of citation and summons

(a) In issuing citations and summons for violations of this chapter, law enforcement officers other than those described in section 142-29(2) shall use the summons and complaint citation books issued by the judiciary for violations of the traffic code. (b) Citations issued by officers and employees as described in section 142-29(2) shall use citation and summons forms that shall warn the person to appear and answer the charge against the person at a place and at a time within thirty days after the citation. The citation and summons shall be so designed to include all necessary information to make it valid and legal under the laws and rules of the State. The citation and summons shall be in a form that allows a carbon copy to be provided to the accused. The district courts may provide for the disposition of the original and any other copies. Every citation and summons shall be consecutively numbered and each carbon copy shall bear the number of its respective original.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§142-29 Enforcement; citation and summons

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