Hawaii Revised Statutes 463. Private Investigators and Guards
- 463-1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter: "Board" means the board of private detectives and guards described in section 463-2. "Detective", "private detective", or "investigator" means...
- 463-2 Board of Private Detectives and Guards; Appointment; Qualifications; Term.
Appointment and removal. There shall be a board of detectives and guards consisting of seven members, six of whom shall be nominated, and by...
- 463-3 Policy; Powers and Duties.
It is the policy of this State to protect the general public from unlawful and unethical conduct and operation of the business of private...
- 463-4 Procedure in Appeal of Denial of Licensure, Revocation, or Suspension of Licenses.
Actions to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline licenses granted under this chapter or appeals of denials of licensure shall be subject to chapter 91...
- 463-5 Private Detectives and Detective Agencies; License Required.
(a) No individual shall engage in the business of private detective, represent oneself to be, hold oneself out as, list oneself, or advertise as...
- 463-6 Private Detectives and Detective Agencies; Qualifications for License.
(a) The board may grant a private detective license to any suitable individual, or a detective agency license to any suitable firm making written...
- 463-7 Guard and Guard Agencies; License Required.
(a) No individual shall engage in the business of guard for the purpose of protecting persons or property or to prevent theft or unlawful...
- 463-8 Principal Guards and Guard Agencies; Qualifications for License.
[Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2016. L 2010, c 208, §8.] (a) The board may grant a principal guard license to any suitable...
- 463-8.5 Guards; Concurrent Employment.
No person shall engage in the business of guard when the guard work is concurrent with other duties performed under the agreement of employment...
- 463-9 Form of Application for License or Registration.
[Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2016. L 2010, c 208, §8.] Application for a license or registration shall be made on a form...
- 463-10 Licenses; Fees; Biennial Renewal of Licenses; Inactive License.
(a) The license shall state the name and address of the principal office or place of business of the licensee, the name under which...
- 463-10.5 Guards; Registration, Instruction, Training, Testing, and Continuing Education Required; Renewal of Registration.
[Repeal of section on July 1, 2016, by L 2010, c 208, §8 deleted by L 2014, c 94, §3.] (a) Effective July 1, 2013,...
- 463-11 Association With Government Not to Be Implied.
No licensee shall use any designation or trade name which implies any association with any municipal, county, state, or territorial government or the federal...
- 463-12 Bond.
Each licensee shall give to the board a bond in the sum of not less than $5,000 executed by the applicant as principal and...
- 463-13 Exemptions.
[Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2016. L 2010, c 208, §8.] This chapter does not apply to any person, firm, company, partnership, or...
- 463-14 Contingent Fee.
Compensation for services of detectives or guards shall not be based upon promissory notes or property other than that allegedly stolen which have been...
- 463-15 Penalties.
Any employee or former employee of a licensee who divulges any information gained by the employee or former employee in the course of such...
- 463-16 Repealed.
L 1992, c 202, §230.
- 463-17 Provisions Severable.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance should be held invalid by any court, the invalidity...
Last modified: October 27, 2016