Section 16-97-16 - Powers and duties of private detectives and guards; standards of conduct(a) Arrest. In accordance with section 803-3, HRS, private detectives or guards shall have the authority to arrest, without a warrant, anyone in the act of committing a crime.(b) Stop and frisk. A private detective or guard, for good cause, may stop and frisk any person found on the premises which are being guarded if based on the private detective or guard's observation of the person to be frisked, or other reliable information, the private detective or guard suspects that a crime has been or is about to be committed.(c) Interrogation. No private detective or guard shall interrogate, question, or in any way abuse the civil rights of a person arrested, detained, or found on the premises which are being guarded. Any person properly arrested shall be immediately turned over to the appropriate governmental authorities.(d) Use of force. A private detective or guard shall comply with the use of force provisions in chapter 703, HRS.[Eff 3/9/72; am and ren § 16-97-16, 7/30/81; am and comp 2/18/86; comp 8/25/88; am and comp 10/23/00; am and comp 3/14/11] (Auth: HRS §§ 463-3, 803-3, 803-4) (Imp: HRS § 463-3)