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HRS §486-79

Getting a ticket to appear in court

The administrator can give a ticket to someone who breaks this part of the law. The ticket tells the person when and where to come to answer the charges. The district courts decide what the ticket looks like and when the person must appear.

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The statute, as written — Citation and notice to appear

The administrator may issue to any person violating this part, a citation and notice to appear, at a given time and place, to answer to charges against the person. The form, contents, copy designation and disposition, and appearance dates of such citation and notice to appear shall be prescribed by the district courts. When a complaint of the violation of this part, including any rules adopted thereunder, is made to any prosecuting officer, the arresting officer or employee who issued the citation and notice to appear shall subscribe to it under oath administered by another official or officials of the department, whose name has been submitted to the prosecuting officer and who has been designated by the administrator to administer the same.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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