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HRS §651-51

When officers can ask for a safety bond before seizing property

This section lets a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer refuse to seize or sell property under a court order unless the person who benefits from that order gives the officer a bond to cover costs and third-party claims. The bond is only required if the officer asks for it.

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The statute, as written — Indemnity bond

The sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer may decline to levy upon or sell the alleged property of any person against whose goods and effects an execution or other similar writ may issue, unless the party beneficially interested in the writ shall, upon request, tender to the officer a sufficient bond of indemnity against all costs and expenses which the officer may sustain in consequence of seizure or sale of the property, and the claims of third parties.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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