HRS §486M-5
Police can inspect dealer records and goods
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Police can check a dealer's required records and any items listed in them if they reasonably think the items are stolen. They can do this during business hours or when the dealer or staff are present. This section gives police the power to inspect without warning.
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The statute, as written — Inspections
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 chief of police of each county or the chief of police's authorized representative may immediately inspect, during normal business hours or whenever the dealer or the dealer's agents or employees are otherwise present, any records required by this chapter and any articles described in those records that the police reasonably believe are stolen goods.
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