Service of process issued by or in another state.

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§806D-4 Service of process issued by or in another state. (a) When a Hawaii recipient is properly served with process issued by or in another state that commands the production of records in the actual or constructive possession of that person or business, and such process on its face purports to be a valid process based on a pending criminal investigation or prosecution in that other state, the Hawaii recipient shall comply with that process as if that process had been issued by a Hawaii court; provided that the issuing state has a statute authorizing the production of records held by out-of-state persons or businesses.

(b) The service of process issued by or in another state shall include the following information:

(1) The name, office, business address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the person applying for the issuance of the service of process;

(2) The statute authorizing the production of records held by out-of-state persons or businesses; and

(3) The relevant criminal statutes upon which the pending investigation or prosecution is based.

(c) As used in this section, "Hawaii recipient" means a recipient who is physically present in the State of Hawaii. [L 2012, c 325, pt of 2; am L 2014, c 219, §2]


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