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HRS §605-13

Military lawyers can represent soldiers in traffic cases

This section allows a military legal officer to represent military personnel in district court cases involving military vehicle accidents, without needing a regular law license. The officer must be authorized by their branch of service. It only covers cases from driving a military vehicle.

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The statute, as written — District courts, cases involving military vehicles

Any legal officer of the United States military forces, to the extent that the officer is authorized or required by the officer's respective branch of service, may without license represent military personnel in the district courts in any case which arises out of the driving of a military vehicle.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.