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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 804-41 (2026)

§ 804-41

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     §804-41  Discharge of surety.  At any time before the breach of the condition of the bond, the surety may discharge oneself by surrendering the principal into the hands of any sheriff or the chief of police or the sheriff's or chief's authorized subordinate. [PC 1869, c 47, §10; RL 1925, §4006; am imp L 1933, c 30, §1; RL 1935, §5460; am L 1939, c 104, §7; am L 1943, c 62, §21 and c 64, §22; RL 1945, §10760; RL 1955, §256-40; HRS §709-41; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11]

 

Case Notes

 

  Where principal was surrendered, surety entitled to return of bond whether principal was actually surrendered by surety or police.  81 H. 324, 916 P.2d 1225 (1996).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: State v. Camara, 916 P.2d 1225 (Haw. 1996).
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State v. Camara, 916 P.2d 1225 (Haw. 1996). · cites it 6× “HRS § 804-41 (1993) provides that, "[a]t any time before the breach of the condition of the bond, the surety may discharge oneself by surrendering the principal into the hands of any sheriff or the chief of police or the sheriff's or chief's authorized subordinate.”
State v. Vaimili., 313 P.3d 698 (Haw. 2013). · cites it 4× “HRS § 804-41 provides as follows: § 804-41 Discharge of surety At any time before the breach of the condition of the bond, the surety may discharge oneself by surrendering the principal into the hands of any sheriff or the chief of police or the sheriff's or chief’s authorized…”
State v. Nelson, 398 P.3d 712 (Haw. 2017). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Nelson, 384 P.3d 923 (Haw. App. 2016). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Diaz., 286 P.3d 824 (Haw. 2012). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Ranger Ins. Co. Ex Rel. James Lindblad, Inc., 925 P.2d 288 (Haw. 1996). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Miles, 354 P.3d 178 (Haw. App. 2015). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Nelson. Consol. with Nos. CAAP-12-0001041, CAAP-12-0001042, CAAP-12-0001043, CAAP-12-0001044, CAAP-12-0001045, CAAP-12-0001046, & CAAP-12-0001047. (Haw. 2017). · cites it 2× “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Punio, 429 P.3d 1229 (Haw. 2018). · cites it 2× “In this case, although the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in requiring a written motion to set aside the bail bond forfeiture, the circuit court erred as a matter of law when it did not consider the motion made by Punio (the defendant) and instead required that a…”
State v. Kamealoha (Haw. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
State v. Kahele (Haw. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal, surety,…”
State v. Milo, 499 P.3d 418 (Haw. App. 2021). “If the motion or application, after a hearing held thereon, is sustained, the court shall vacate the judgment of forfeiture and, if the principal surrenders or is surrendered pursuant to section 804-14 or section 804-41, return the bond or recognizance to the principal or…”
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