Upon receiving a report that a person, corporation, or any other entity may be operating a care facility without a certificate or license as required by law and issued by the department of health, or that a home or any type of living arrangement may be operating as a care facility without a certificate or license as required by law and issued by the department, the department may conduct an investigation for the limited purposes of determining whether the person or entity is operating without a required certificate or license in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) The department may request access to the location indicated in the report; or

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-486

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(2) The department may file a complaint with the district court in the circuit of the location indicated in the report, and the district court, upon a finding of probable cause, may issue a search warrant directed to the department and the appropriate county police department, if necessary, to investigate the location pursuant to this section between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

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