Hawaii Revised Statutes 586C-6 – Immunity
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 586C-6
- Canadian domestic-violence protection order: means a judgment or part of a judgment or order issued in a civil proceeding by a court of Canada under law of the issuing jurisdiction that relates to domestic violence and prohibits a respondent from:
(1) Being in physical proximity to a protected individual or following a protected individual; (2) Directly or indirectly contacting or communicating with a protected individual or other individual described in the order; (3) Being within a certain distance of a specified place or location associated with a protected individual; or (4) Molesting, annoying, harassing, or engaging in threatening conduct directed at a protected individual. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 586C-2 - Law enforcement officer: means an individual authorized by law of this State other than this chapter to enforce a domestic protection order. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 586C-2
Any law enforcement officer acting in good faith shall be immune from civil or criminal liability in any action arising in connection with enforcement of a valid Canadian domestic-violence protection order or a Canadian domestic-violence protection order that appears to be authentic on its face. For the purposes of this section, “authentic on its face” means the Canadian domestic-violence protection order contains the names of both parties and remains in effect.