{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-52d-8","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 52D-8","heading":"Police officers; counsel for.","body":"Whenever a police officer is prosecuted for a crime or sued in a civil action for acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer, the police officer shall be represented and defended:\n\n(1) In criminal proceedings by an attorney to be employed and paid by the county in which the officer is serving; and\n\n(2) In civil cases by the corporation counsel or county attorney of the county in which the police officer is serving.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 6","Chapter 52D"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0052D/HRS_0052D-0008.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"70c6442d62ae27ad6036611c5d3743901fe152a08a339bdac8777aaecb13890c","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-52d-7","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-52d-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}