KCC §16-21.1
What police must do when they arrest you for a traffic violation
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗When police arrest someone for breaking traffic laws, they usually must not take them straight to court. Instead, they must write down the driver's information and give the driver a ticket or summons telling them when and where to appear in court.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Procedure Upon Arrest
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Except when authorized or directed under State law to immediately take a person arrested for a violation of any of the traffic laws before a district judge, any authorized police officer, upon making an arrest for violation of the State traffic laws or traffic ordinances of the County of Kaua'i, shall take the name, address, driver's license number of the alleged violator, and the registered license number of the motor vehicle involved and shall issue to the driver in writing a summons or citation as described in this Article, notifying the driver to answer to the complaint to be entered against the driver at a place and at a time provided in the summons or citation.
The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.
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