(a)The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, that establish criteria for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a law enforcement officer‘s certification, including upon a finding by the board that the law enforcement officer:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-8

  • Board: means the law enforcement standards board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
(1) Knowingly falsified or omitted material information on the law enforcement officer’s application for training or certification to the board;
(2) Has been convicted at any time of a felony offense under the laws of this State or has been convicted of a federal or out-of-state offense comparable to a felony under the laws of this State; provided that if a law enforcement officer was convicted of a felony before being employed as a law enforcement officer, and the circumstances of the prior felony conviction were fully disclosed to the employer of the law enforcement officer before being hired, the board may revoke certification only with the agreement of the employing law enforcement agency;
(3) Interfered with an investigation or action for denial or revocation of certification by:

(A) Knowingly making a materially false statement to the board; or
(B) In any matter under investigation by or otherwise before the board, tampering with evidence or tampering with or intimidating any witness; or
(4) Has taken other prohibited action as established by the board, by rule.
(b) The board may investigate whether a law enforcement officer no longer meets the standards for certification under section 139-6(a).
(c) Any proceeding to revoke a certification shall be conducted by the board in accordance with chapter 91.

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