THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2454
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1
		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS AND RECORDS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 92-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§92-25  [No fees] Fees for copies of pleadings, etc.  [No fees shall] Fees as established by court rules may be charged for the certification of copies of any pleadings, order, or other paper or document filed in any court, or process thereon, or any transcript of testimony, [upon the original filing or issuance thereof, nor] and for the certification of records on appeal in any proceeding in any court[.]; provided that state agencies shall be exempt from the fees; and provided further that limitations on the extent of the exemption may be established by court rules."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed

and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Courts; Fees

Description:

Allows courts to establish by court rules fees to certify copies of pleadings, orders, transcripts, and other documents, whether upon or subsequent to initial filing or issuance.  Provides an exemption for state agencies, which exemption may by court rule be limited.  (CD1)

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