HRS §351-51
Who can get money for helping stop a crime
If you are a private citizen hurt or your property damaged while stopping a crime, catching a criminal, or helping a police officer do those things, you can apply for compensation. The commission decides whether to pay, and can pay you or the person who supports you if they lost money because of your injury.
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The statute, as written — Eligibility for compensation
In the event a private citizen incurs injury or property damage in preventing the commission of a crime within the State, in apprehending a person who has committed a crime within the State, or in materially assisting a peace officer who is engaged in the prevention or attempted prevention of such a crime or the apprehension or attempted apprehension of such a person, the commission may, in its discretion, upon an application, order the payment of compensation in accordance with this chapter: (1) To or for the benefit of the private citizen; or (2) To any person responsible for the maintenance of the private citizen, where that person has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred expenses as a result of the private citizen's injury.
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