§801-1  Indictment or information.  No person shall be subject to be tried and sentenced to be punished in any court, for an alleged offense, unless upon indictment or information, except for offenses within the jurisdiction of a district court or in summary proceedings for contempt. [PC 1869, c 2, §2; RL 1925, §3931; RL 1935, §5352; RL 1945, §10684; RL 1955, §253-4; HRS §705-4; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]

 

Cross References

 

  See Const. Art. 1, §10.

 

Rules of Court

 

  See HRPP rule 7.  Applicability of rules, see HRPP rules 1, 54.