PART IV. COMPENSATION TO PRIVATE CITIZENS

 

§351-51  Eligibility for compensation. In the event a private citizen incurs injury or property damage in preventingthe commission of a crime within the State, in apprehending a person who hascommitted a crime within the State, or in materially assisting a peace officerwho is engaged in the prevention or attempted prevention of such a crime or theapprehension or attempted apprehension of such a person, the commission may, inits discretion, upon an application, order the payment of compensation inaccordance with this chapter:

(1)  To or for the benefit of the private citizen; or

(2)  To any person responsible for the maintenance ofthe private citizen, where that person has suffered pecuniary loss or incurredexpenses as a result of the private citizen's injury. [L 1967, c 226, pt of §1;HRS §351-51; am L 1998, c 240, §5]