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2020 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 6. County Organization and Administration
46. General Provisions
46-35 Firefighters, counsel for.
Universal Citation: HI Rev Stat § 46-35 (2020)
§46-35 Firefighters, counsel for. Whenever any firefighter is prosecuted for any crime for acts done in the performance of the firefighter's duty as a firefighter, or any traffic violation while in the course of operating any firefighting apparatus or other authorized emergency vehicle of the fire department, or sued in any civil cause for acts done in the performance of the firefighter's duty as a firefighter, the firefighter shall be represented and defended,
(1) In the criminal and traffic violations proceedings by an attorney to be employed and paid by the council, and
(2) In the civil case by the corporation counsel or county attorney, as the case may be. [L 1970, c 178, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §15; gen ch 1985]
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