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HRS §291-53.3

When police can take a disability parking permit

Police or county volunteer officers can take a disability parking permit if it is fake, changed, used by someone not allowed, shown when invalid, or bought or sold. A volunteer officer is a civilian chosen by the county police chief for limited duties.

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The statute, as written — Confiscation

A disability parking permit may be confiscated by a law enforcement officer or a commissioned volunteer enforcement officer of a county law enforcement agency for: (1) Fraudulent manufacture or alteration pursuant to section 291-52.7; (2) Any unauthorized use pursuant to section 291-53; (3) Display of an invalid disability parking permit; or (4) Selling or purchasing a disability parking permit pursuant to section 291-53.2. For the purposes of this section, "commissioned volunteer enforcement officer" means a civilian volunteer commissioned by a county chief of police to act as an enforcement officer for limited purposes as determined by the county chief of police.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§291-52.7 Fake disability parking permits and ID cards are a crime

§291-53 Disability parking permit use and penalty

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