Title 20, Social Services

§353C-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Crisis intervention officer" means a law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified to recognize and communicate with an individual who is in crisis or suffering from some form…

[§353C-11] Service of process; list. (a) For service of process, the director shall maintain a list of independent civil process servers to process: (b) Any independent civil process server may submit the server's name to the director to be placed on the list; provided that a per…

[§353C-12] Eligible voter notification. The department shall notify individuals on parole or probation of their eligibility to vote and provide them with information on how to register and vote. [L 2021, c 213, §3]

[§353C-13] Statewide law enforcement training center; law enforcement complex. There is established within the department a department of law enforcement training center. The center shall provide training and administer certification requirements of all state department of law en…

[§353C-14] Investigations. (a) The director shall investigate alleged violations of the law when directed to do so by the governor or when the director determines that an investigation would be in the public interest. (b) The director, when conducting a civil, administrative, or …

[§353C-15] Silver alert program; missing vulnerable persons. (a) The department shall develop and implement a silver alert program to rapidly disseminate information about a person subject to the silver alert. (b) If a person is reported missing to a law enforcement agency and th…

[§353C-16] Agricultural enforcement pilot program. [Section repealed July 1, 2028. L 2025, c 235, §47.] (a) There shall be established within the department an agricultural enforcement pilot program on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii, to be implemented at the discretion of the dep…

§353C-2 Director of law enforcement; powers and duties. The director of law enforcement shall administer the public safety programs of the department and shall be responsible for the formulation and implementation of state goals and objectives for state law enforcement programs a…

§353C-3 Deputy directors; appointment. The director shall appoint, without regard to chapter 76, two deputy directors to serve at the director's pleasure. Unless otherwise assigned by the director, one deputy director shall oversee the law enforcement programs of the department, …

§353C-4 Appointment of employees with police powers and other employees. (a) The director may appoint employees to be state law enforcement officers who shall have all of the powers of police officers; provided that the director may establish and assign the employees to positions…

§353C-5 Criminal history record checks. (a) The department shall develop standards to ensure the reputable and responsible characters of staff members, which shall include criminal history record checks. (b) For purposes of this section: "Prospective staff member" means any appli…

§353C-6 Parking fees, exemption. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or provision to the contrary, law enforcement officers of the department of law enforcement are exempt from all state and county parking meter fees and county time parking restrictions while in the performance …

§353C-9 Department accreditation required. The department shall pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., for all divisions and sections within the department. [L 2011, c 111, §2; am L 2024, c 131, §3]