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Code · Hawaii · Chapter 351

PART IV.

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PART IV. COMPENSATION TO PRIVATE CITIZENS
§351-51 Eligibility for compensation. In the event a private citizen incurs injury or property damage in preventing the commission of a crime within the State, in apprehending a person who has committed a crime within the State, or in materially assisting a peace officer who is engaged in the prevention or attempted prevention of such a crime or the apprehension or attempted apprehension of such a person, the commission may, in its discretion, upon an application, order the payment of compensation in accordance with this chapter:
(1)To or for the benefit of the private citizen; or
(2)To any person responsible for the maintenance of the private citizen, where that person has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred expenses 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]
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