HRS §52D-13
When police must keep property as evidence
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
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.
Sections this one refers to
§52D-10 Disposition of found, stolen, or unclaimed property
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