HCC §2-171

What counts as special duty for police officers

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This section defines the term "special duty" for police officers. It means when an officer does police work for someone other than the police department and gets paid for it, either directly or indirectly.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definition

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

“Special duty” means the performance of a service for a person, organization, or governmental entity, other than the police department, by an officer of the Hawai‘i County police department acting in a police capacity, in return for which the officer receives a direct or indirect payment or compensation of some kind. (1994, ord 94-86, sec 1.)2-171

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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