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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2163 |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to Service of Process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 205-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§205-13 Penalty for violation[.];
Notice. (a) Any person who violates any provision under
section 205-4.5, or any regulation established relating thereto, shall be fined
not more than $5,000, and any person who violates any other provision of this
chapter, or any regulation established relating thereto, shall be fined not
more than $1,000.
(b) If any person cited for a violation under this chapter fails to remove such violation within six months of such citation and the violation continues to exist, such person shall be subject to a citation for a new and separate violation. There shall be a fine of not more than $5,000 for any additional violation.
(c) Prior to the issuance of any citation for a violation, the appropriate enforcement officer or agency shall notify the violator and the mortgagee, if any, of such violation, and the violator or the mortgagee, if any, shall have not more than sixty days to cure the violation before citation for a violation is issued.
When service of process is required by law, rule, or court order to notify a violator and mortgagee, if any, of a violation of this chapter and all attempts of service of process within the State are unsuccessful by personal delivery and by certified, registered, or express mail, notice may be given via a posting on a searchable government website."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
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Report Title:
Service of Process; Land Use Violation; Notice
Description:
Allows notice of a land use violation to be given via a posting on a searchable government website when attempts to serve the notice in person and by mail have been unsuccessful.
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