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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO VITAL RECORDS FEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding to part I a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§338- Fees for expedited copies or special services. The department shall collect a $50 fee for expedited certified copy service for birth, death, and marriage records that are already registered and accepted by the department. The department shall keep an account of all fees collected and shall deposit them to the vital statistics improvement special fund."
SECTION 2. Section 338-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§338-14 Fees for certified copies and
searches; transcripts or other statistical summaries of vital records for
National Center for Health Statistics; certified copies for veterans and
others; and corrections on vital statistics certificates. (a) [The
department of health shall establish reasonable fees to be paid for certified
copies of certificates; provided that the]The department shall
furnish, free of charge, a certified copy of any of the records, or a certification
of birth, to any veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the
veteran's wife, any member of the immediate family of a veteran or the next of
kin of a deceased veteran, when required for use in connection with a claim
based on service in the armed forces of the United States. Subject to
sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the National Center for Health Statistics
may obtain transcripts and statistical summaries on computer tapes of
certificates or, without payment of fees, certified copies; provided the State
is put to no expense in connection therewith.
A [reasonable] $25 fee shall be
charged for any correction in the items on a vital statistics certificate
initiated by the registrant or the registrant's parent or representative if the
registrant is a minor.
(b) The department [may prescribe
reasonable fees] shall charge $10 for searches of files and records
not involving the issuance of certified copies.
(c) The department shall keep an account of
all fees collected and shall deposit them to the [general fund of the State]
vital statistics improvement special fund, except as provided in
sections 321-1.3, 338-14.5, [338-14.6,]346-7.5, and 601-3.6.
(d) [Any fee established by the department
pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91. In
establishing a fee, the amount shall be sufficient to cover the expenses
involved in searching for, cost of a copy of, or correction of the certificate,
file, or record, as the case may be. The department may raise the fees up
to ten per cent per year without being subject to the provisions of chapter 91.]
The fees shall be used to offset the administrative costs of activities
related to the registration, processing, and issuance of vital records."
SECTION 3. Section 338-14.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§338-14.5 Copies of certificate;
fees. The fees for certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or
death certificates issued by the department of health shall consist of [$10]
$15 for the first copy issued and [$4] $5 for each copy
issued thereafter. These fees shall be collected for each single request
for certified copies. All fees received for the issuance of certified
copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates shall be remitted to
the director of health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this
section, the director of health shall deposit:
(1) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section 346-7.5;
(2) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section 601-3.6;
(3) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund established under section 321-1.3;
(4) [$1] $6 for [each] the first
certified copy to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund
established under section 338-14.6; [and]
(5) [The remainder of the fee for each certified
copy to the credit of the state general fund.]$2 for each subsequent
certified copy to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund
established under section 338-14.6; and
(6) $6 for the first certified copy to the credit of the state general fund."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the vital statistics improvement special fund the sum of $500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013-2014 to offset administrative costs of activities related to the registration, processing, and issuance of vital records.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 6. This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Description:
Raises the fees associated with vital statistics certified copy and expedited and correction services.
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