Hawaii § 287-18 - Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements.
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§ 287-18. Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements.
Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied: (1) When $25,000 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of accidental harm sustained by any one person as a result of any one accident applicable to each person sustaining accidental harm; or (2) When $10,000 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident. Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-96; am L 1963, c 98, §1; HRS §287-18; am L 1982, c 210, §5] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
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Section 287-18 ("Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements.") 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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