Certificates lost or mutilated
HRS §286-55
in effect286-55. 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]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0286/HRS_0286-0055.htmFetched: 11/10/2026