HRS §52D-13

When police must keep property as evidence

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This section says that property cannot be sold or given away if the police chief, a county lawyer, or a court orders it to be kept as evidence. It only covers that one situation.

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The statute, as written — Orders of retention

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.

No property shall be sold or delivered under sections 52D-10 to 52D-14 if the chief of police, any county attorney or corporation counsel, or any court directs that it be retained as evidence.

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

Sections this one refers to

§52D-10 Disposition of found, stolen, or unclaimed property

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