HRS §231-11

Police must help tax officers when asked

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This section says tax officers can ask police for help when someone blocks them from doing their job. If a police officer refuses to help, that officer commits a crime. It only covers this specific situation.

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The statute, as written — Police to aid assessing or collecting officers

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The director of taxation or any assessing or collecting officer of the department of taxation, when resisted or impeded in the exercise of the director's or assessing or collecting officer's office, may require any police officer to aid the director or assessing or collecting officer in the discharge of the director's or assessing or collecting officer's duties, and if any police officer refuses to render aid, the police officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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