PART I.  ARRESTS GENERALLY

 

     §803-1  Arrest; by warrant.  No arrest of any person shall be made without first obtaining a warrant or other process therefor from some magistrate, except in the cases provided in this chapter or otherwise provided by law. [PC 1869, c 49, §1; RL 1925, §3967; RL 1935, §5400; RL 1945, §10701; RL 1955, §255-1; HRS §708-1; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 2006, c 28, §§1, 3]

 

Cross References

 

  See Const. Art. I, §7.

 

Rules of Court

 

  See HRPP rules 3, 9.

 

Case Notes

 

  When warrant not necessary.  7 H. 454.

  Authority to issue warrant of arrest on charge of fraud implies power to discharge when fraud is disproved.  8 H. 187.

  Defined.  23 H. 250.

  Cited:  37 H. 189, 199, affirmed 163 F.2d 490; 42 H. 367, 391.

  Cited as §708-33.  Affidavit for arrest warrant submitted with affidavit for search warrant can be considered to determine probable cause for search warrant.  56 H. 366, 537 P.2d 8.

  Defendant's warrantless arrest for a petty misdemeanor, made twenty days after the alleged crime was committed, was unlawful; if police believe that waiting days or weeks to arrest a defendant is the most appropriate action under the circumstances, then the police cannot rely on §803-5 and must obtain a warrant pursuant to this section.  107 H. 1, 108 P.3d 304 (2005).