§803-16 Officer of United States Customs and Border Protection Service or Citizenship and Immigration Services; arrest powers. An officer of the United States Customs and Border Protection Service or the Citizenship and Immigration Services, without a warrant, may arrest a person if:
(1) The officer is on duty;
(2) One or more of the following situations exists:
(A) The person commits an assault or other crime involving physical harm, defined and punishable under chapter 707, against the officer or against any other person in the presence of the officer;
(B) The person commits an offense against public order, defined and punishable under chapter 711, in the presence of the officer;
(C) The officer has probable cause to believe that a crime as provided in subparagraph (A) or (B) has been committed and has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the crime;
(D) The officer has probable cause to believe that a felony has been committed and probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the felony; or
(E) The officer has received information by written, telegraphic, teletypic, telephonic, radio, or other authoritative source that a law enforcement officer holds a warrant for the person's arrest; and
(3) The Director of the Hawaii district office for the Customs and Border Protection Service, or the Citizenship and Immigration Services, as the case may be, certifies to the State that the officer has received proper training within the agency to enable that officer to enforce or administer this section. [L 1980, c 201, §1; am L 2008, c 95, §2]
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