Hawaii Revised Statutes 836-4 – Exemption from arrest and service of process
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 836-4
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: includes any state, territory, or possession, of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 836-1
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Summons: includes a subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 836-1
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
If a person comes into this State in obedience to a summons directing the person to attend and testify in this State the person shall not while in this State pursuant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before the person’s entrance into this State under the summons.
If a person passes through this State while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, the person shall not while so passing through this State be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before the person’s entrance into this State under the summons.