§803-23  Searching vessels without warrant;
penalty.  It shall be lawful for the sheriff or a police officer, to search
any vessel for deserters, criminals, or other offenders, without a warrant, on
producing to the commanding officer of the vessel the sheriff's or police
officer's commission or appointment as sheriff or police officer; and the
commanding officer of a vessel who refuses any sheriff or police officer,
access to the vessel or any part thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor
more than $1,000. [PC 1869, c 66, §12; RL 1925, §856; RL 1935, §1756; RL 1945,
§10714; RL 1955, §255-14; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §708-23; ren L 1972, c 9, pt
of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11]



 



Cross References



 



  Sheriff, etc., see §26-14.6.



 



Case Notes



 



  Custom officers not permitted to search without warrant in
warehouse.  5 H. 565.