§804-38 Offense against other than complainant; arrest. Any person who knows or has reason to suspect that any offense against the person or property of another is intended to be committed, may apply to a district judge, who shall hear the proof, and if the district judge is convinced of the existence of the intention, shall cause the person accused to be arrested, and compelled to give security in the manner above directed. [PC 1869, c 47, §7; RL 1925, §4003; RL 1935, §5457; RL 1945, §10757; RL 1955, §256-37; HRS §709-38; am L 1970, c 188, §39; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]