Resisting arrest
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Mattos v. Agarano (2011)
Most recently applied in Mattos v. Agarano (October 2011)
L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 2001, c 91, §4
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A person commits the offense of resisting arrest if the person intentionally prevents a law enforcement officer acting under color of the law enforcement officer's official authority from effecting an arrest by:
(a) Using or threatening to use physical force against the law enforcement officer or another; or
(b) Using any other means creating a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to the law enforcement officer or another.
(2) Resisting arrest is a misdemeanor.
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.