Hawaii Revised Statutes 803-44 – Application for court order to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications
The attorney general of this State, or a designated deputy attorney general in the attorney general’s absence or incapacity, or the prosecuting attorney of each county, or a designated deputy prosecuting attorney in the prosecuting attorney’s absence or incapacity, may make application to a designated judge or any other circuit court judge or district court judge, if a circuit court judge has not been designated by the chief justice of the Hawaii supreme court, or is otherwise unavailable, in the county where the interception is to take place, for an order authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and the court may grant in conformity with section 803-46 an order authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement officers having responsibility for the investigation of the offense as to which the application is made, if the interception might provide or has provided evidence of:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 803-44
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- Designated judge: means a circuit court judge designated by the chief justice of the Hawaii supreme court to issue orders under this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 803-41
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Organized crime: means any combination or conspiracy to engage in criminal activity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 803-41