Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-92 – Questioning and detaining suspected persons aboard an aircraft
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-92
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Police officer: means a police officer and any other state or county officer charged with the enforcement of state laws. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
A police officer may detain any person found upon an aircraft, under circumstances as reasonably justify a suspicion that the person boarded without permission, for the purpose of demanding, and may demand the name and address of the person and the nature of the person’s business upon the aircraft. If the police officer has reason to believe that the person has no right to be upon the aircraft, the police officer may arrest the person without a warrant on the charge of violating section 261-91.