Hawaii § 286-55 - Certificates lost or mutilated.
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§ 286-55. Certificates lost or mutilated.
If any certificate of registration or certificate of ownership is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same has been issued shall immediately make application for and may obtain a duplicate thereof upon furnishing satisfactory information to the director of finance and upon payment of a fee, which fee shall be established by the county's legislative body. When a certificate of ownership is lost, damaged, mutilated or stolen, the director of finance shall provide to a qualified applicant an application form for a duplicate certificate of ownership. The names and addresses of the transferor and transferee shall be written in the application form and the same, together with the last issued certificate of registration, the fee for the duplicate certificate of ownership, plus the transfer fee, shall be filed with the director of finance. [L 1929, c 197, §11; RL 1935, §2674; RL 1945, §7345; am L 1955, c 162, §1; RL 1955, §160-13; HRS §286-55; am L 1970, c 73, §1(d); am L 1981, c 44, §3] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 286-55 cover?
Section 286-55 ("Certificates lost or mutilated.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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