MCC §9.04.050
How to appeal and what the police commission checks
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section explains how appeals work for decisions under this chapter. The police commission can hear appeals, and the chief must make rules within 90 days. An appeal only succeeds if the original decision was wrong, unfair, or an abuse of power.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Appeal procedure and standards
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
A.
In accordance with the charter and this chapter, the police commission may hear and
determine appeals of this chapter.
B.
The chief must adopt administrative rules within ninety days of the effective date
of this Ordinance to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
C.
An appeal may be granted only if the commission finds one of the following:
1.
The subject decision or order was based on an erroneous finding of a material fact
or erroneously applied the law.
2.
The subject decision or order was arbitrary and capricious in its application.
3.
The subject decision or order was a manifest abuse of discretion.
( Ord. No. 5174 § 2, 2021; eff. 9-1-2021)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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