§803-23 Searching vessels without warrant; penalty. It shall be lawful for the sheriff or a police officer, to search any vessel for deserters, criminals, or other offenders, without a warrant, on producing to the commanding officer of the vessel the sheriff's or police officer's commission or appointment as sheriff or police officer; and the commanding officer of a vessel who refuses any sheriff or police officer, access to the vessel or any part thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $1,000. [PC 1869, c 66, §12; RL 1925, §856; RL 1935, §1756; RL 1945, §10714; RL 1955, §255-14; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §708-23; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11]
Case Notes
Custom officers not permitted to search without warrant in warehouse. 5 H. 565 (1886).