Hawaii § 312-3.5 - Detention of public library materials; penalty.
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§ 312-3.5. Detention of public library materials; penalty.
(a) A person who detains any public library materials belonging to any community, school, or public library for one day after the due date of the public library materials, shall be subject to a nominal charge established by the board of education. (b) A person detaining any public library materials thirty days or more after the due date of the materials shall be subject to a charge commensurate with the replacement value of the public library materials. [L 1979, c 117, §1; am L 1981, c 150, §9; am L 1983, c 134, §1; am L 1991, c 145, §2; am L 2018, c 171, §2] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 312-3.5 ("Detention of public library materials; penalty.") 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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