Current through November, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the registrar or assistant registrar may charge fees as follows: (1) For recording any instrument entitled by law to be recorded, not including veteran's certificates, $35 for documents up to and including 50 pages;(2) For recording any instrument of 51 pages or more, entitled by law to be recorded, $100;(3) For recording any honorable discharge certificate or other separation or discharge document from the military or naval service of the United States, upon request of a veteran, resident in Hawaii, or the veteran's next of kin, $0;(4) For each additional memorandum on certificates required by any one instrument, $5;(5) For entry of original certificate of title, or for making and entering a new certificate of title, $50;(6) For a certified copy of any certificate of title, $10;(7) For a certified copy of any instrument recorded or filed in the registrar's or assistant registrar's office, $10 plus $1 per page;(8) For an uncertified copy of any instrument recorded or filed in the registrar's or assistant registrar's office, when the copy is made by the person on a duplicating machine provided by the registrar, $1 per page;(9) For searching the records, when personnel is available for searching, $50.00 per hour;(10) For the registrar's certificate pursuant to section 490-9:525, HRS, $25 plus $5 for each financing statement and for each statement of assignment reported therein.(b) No fees shall be charged for the recordation of any instrument in which the United States, State of Hawaii, or any county of the State of Hawaii is the grantee, lessee, mortgagee, assignee, vendee, licensee, or permittee.(c) The registrar or assistant registrar may reduce or waive fees for copies requested by federal, state, or county agencies.(d) Only methods of payment approved by the registrar or assistant registrar may be used.(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, all fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the bureau of conveyances special fund.[Eff 7/1/91; am 7/25/94; am and comp APR 05 1999] (Auth: HRS §§ 490:9-403, 490:9-404, 490:9-505, 4980:9-406, 490:9-407, 501-218, 502-25, 502-51, 505-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 490:9-403, 490:9-404, 490:9-505, 4980:9-406, 490:9-407, 501-218, 502-25, 502-51, 505-4)[Am and Comp 2/10/2017] (Auth: HRS §§ 490:9-525, 501-107, 502-8, 502-27, 502-101, 636-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 490:9-525, 501-107, 502-8, 502-27, 636-3)