HRS §803-40

Police must make rules for securing searched buildings

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section requires certain police and law enforcement agencies to create a policy about how to secure the entrances of a building after a search is done. The policy must cover houses, stores, and other buildings that were searched.

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The statute, as written — Securing of entrances after search

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.

Each county police department, the department of law enforcement, and any state or county public body that employs law enforcement officers shall develop a policy for securing the entrances to a house, store, or other building designated as a place to be searched after a search is completed.

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

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