Service of process; list
HRS §353C-11
in effect353C-11. Service of process; list
(a) For service of process, the director shall maintain a list of independent civil process servers to process:
(1) Orders to show cause pursuant to chapters 603,
604, and 633;
(2) Garnishment pursuant to chapter 652;
(3) Writs of replevin and attachment pursuant to
chapter 634;
(4) Writs of possession pursuant to chapters 501 and
666;
(5) Orders for examination pursuant to chapter 636;
and
(6) Writs of attachment or execution pursuant to
chapter 651.
(b) Any independent civil process server may
submit the server's name to the director to be placed on the list;
provided that a person shall not be placed on the
list if the person:
(1) Is serving a criminal sentence;
(2) Has been convicted of a crime within the previous
ten years;
(3) Is required to register as a sex offender;
(4) Is subject to any other legal restriction,
including a temporary restraining order, that prevents the person from serving
process; or
(5) Cannot provide a copy of a current State of
Hawaii general excise tax license.
(c) The department, the State, and the
agencies, officers, and employees of the department or the State shall not be
responsible or liable for the actions of any independent civil process servers
on the list. The maintenance of the list shall not create a private cause of
action against the department, the State, or the agencies, officers, and
employees of the department or the State.
(d) Placement of a person's name on the list
shall not make the person a law enforcement officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff,
or an employee or agent of the State.
[L 2021, c 41, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0353C/HRS_0353C-0011.htmFetched: 11/10/2026