Haw. Code R. § 16-97-16 - Powers and duties of private detectives and guards; standards of conduct
(a) Arrest. In accordance with section
803-3, HRS,
private detectives or guards shall have the authority to arrest, without a
warrant, anyone in the act of committing a crime.
(b) Stop and frisk. A private detective or
guard, for good cause, may stop and frisk any person found on the premises
which are being guarded if based on the private detective or guard's
observation of the person to be frisked, or other reliable information, the
private detective or guard suspects that a crime has been or is about to be
committed.
(c) Interrogation. No
private detective or guard shall interrogate, question, or in any way abuse the
civil rights of a person arrested, detained, or found on the premises which are
being guarded. Any person properly arrested shall be immediately turned over to
the appropriate governmental authorities.
(d) Use of force. A private detective or
guard shall comply with the use of force provisions in chapter 703,
HRS.
Notes
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