HRS §651-50
Officer's personal responsibility for overstepping authority
This section says that the officer who serves a court order (called an execution) is personally responsible if they go beyond their legal powers or do not follow the order exactly. This means the officer can be held accountable for any mistakes or excesses.
courts
The statute, as written — Liability for exceeding powers
The officer serving any execution shall act upon the officer's own private accountability, for all excesses of the officer's official powers, and for any departure from the legal import of the writ or mandate in the officer's hands. [CC 1859, §1028; RL 1925, §2452; RL 1935, §4153; RL 1945, §10180; RL 1955, §233-49; HRS §651-50; gen ch 1985]
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.