Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-79 – Citation and notice to appear
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-79
- Administrator: means the administering officer of the quality assurance division, or any qualified person so designated by the chairperson. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
The administrator may issue to any person violating this part, a citation and notice to appear, at a given time and place, to answer to charges against the person.
The form, contents, copy designation and disposition, and appearance dates of such citation and notice to appear shall be prescribed by the district courts. When a complaint of the violation of this part, including any rules adopted thereunder, is made to any prosecuting officer, the arresting officer or employee who issued the citation and notice to appear shall subscribe to it under oath administered by another official or officials of the department, whose name has been submitted to the prosecuting officer and who has been designated by the administrator to administer the same.