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HRS §846-3

Police and agencies must report arrests to the data center

Police chiefs and government agencies that can arrest people must send descriptions of certain arrests to the state data center. The data center then shares identifying information with the FBI when needed. This section only covers reporting duties, not other rules.

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The statute, as written — Reporting to data center

The chiefs of the police of the counties of the State and agencies of state and county governments having power of arrest shall furnish the data center with descriptions of all such persons who are arrested by them for any felony or misdemeanor, or as fugitives from the criminal justice system of another jurisdiction, or for any offense declared by rule or regulation promulgated by the attorney general to be a significant offense necessary to be reported for the proper administration of criminal justice. The data center shall in all appropriate cases forward necessary identifying data and other information to the system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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