§577-20 Arrest, when in such places. If any keeper of any of the public places enumerated in section 577-19 finds difficulty in clearing the keeper's premises of school children, the keeper may call in the assistance of the police, who shall first order all such school children to return to their homes; and, if the order is not obeyed by the children, the police shall, subject to chapter 571, proceed to apprehend all children who have not proceeded to their homes. [L 1870, c 23, §2; RL 1925, §3052; RL 1935, §4534; RL 1945, §12286; RL 1955, §330-18; am imp L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §577-20; gen ch 1985]