HRS 0286-0052 ANNOTATIONS

Notice by certified mail, see §1-28.

Use and possession of mortgage property, see §506-5.

The security interest in a motor vehicle required to be registered and which is not inventory may be perfected only by registration. Att. Gen. Op. 67-21.

In event of noncompliance, mortgage creates no lien. 34 H. 407.

The procedures required by statute to effect transfer are mandatory. 34 H. 407.

Issuance of new certificates is condition precedent to valid transfer. 38 H. 279.

Subsection (e). Notwithstanding plain language of section, seller not liable for negligent operation of automobile by buyer merely because treasurer had not yet issued new certificate. 53 H. 208, 490 P.2d 899.

Section was not determinative of ownership for purposes of resolving coverage disputes under automobile insurance policies. 72 H. 80, 807 P.2d 1256.

Subsection (k). Seller not liable for buyer's negligent operation of automobile though seller still registered owner. 6 H. App. 646, 736 P.2d 73.

Subsection (e) cited. 9 H. App. 198, 828 P.2d 1284.