PART II. 
BOND TO KEEP THE PEACE



 



§804-31  Offense against complainant,
arrest.  (a)  A complaint may be made to any district judge that a person
has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another.



(b)  When a complaint is made pursuant to
subsection (a) the judge shall examine the complainant and any witnesses the
complainant may produce, take their depositions under oath or affirmations in
writing, cause the depositions to be subscribed by the persons making them, and
reduce the complaint to writing. (c)  If it appears from the depositions that
there is just cause to fear the commission of the offense threatened by the
person complained of, the judge shall issue a warrant or penal summons reciting
the substance of the complaint and commanding that person to be arrested and
brought before the judge or summoned to appear before the judge. [PC 1869, c
47, §1; RL 1925, §3996; RL 1935, §5450; RL 1945, §10750; RL 1955, §256-30; HRS
§709-31; am L 1970, c 188, §39; am L 1971, c 73, §2; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1;
gen ch 1985]



 



Case Notes



 



  See 33 H. 109.