§804-18  Witness, summary process for. 
Courts may also, on motion of the public prosecutor, order any sheriff or chief
of police or the sheriff's or chief's authorized subordinate to arrest and
bring before them any person who has been bound by recognizance or summoned to
appear and give testimony and who has not attended at the time appointed.  When
so arrested, the witnesses may be also fined in any sum not exceeding $100 for
their neglect, and shall remain in custody until they give their testimony and
are discharged from further attendance, or until they give such security as
shall satisfy the court, for their appearance to testify. [PC 1869, c 50, §17;
RL 1925, §3994; RL 1935, §5448; am L 1939, c 104, §7; am L 1943, c 62, §21 and
c 64, §22; RL 1945, §10748; RL 1955, §256-18; HRS §709-18; ren L 1972, c 9, pt
of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11]



 



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  Sheriff, etc., see §26-14.6.