(a) No person shall be appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer by any county police department, the department of law enforcement, the department of land and natural resources, the department of taxation, or the department of the attorney general, unless the person possesses a valid certification issued by the board pursuant to section 139-6(b).
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-7

  • Board: means the law enforcement standards board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Law enforcement officer: means :
    (1) A police officer employed by a county police department;
    (2) A public safety officer employed by the department of public safety; or
    (3) An employee of the department of transportation, department of land and natural resources, department of taxation, or department of the attorney general who is conferred by law with general police powers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-1
(b) This section shall not apply to a person employed on a probationary basis, except that employment on a probationary basis may not exceed the period authorized for probationary employment as determined by the board.

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