HRS §236E-22
Who pays the costs of a court citation case
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a circuit court says there is good reason to issue a citation and start a case under this law, the finance director must pay the costs of serving the citation and other legal expenses from a special tax fund, unless those costs were already paid.
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The statute, as written — Expenses of court proceeding
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Whenever a circuit court certifies that probable cause exists for issuing a citation and taking proceedings under this chapter, the director of finance shall pay from the tax reserve fund provided in section 231-23(c)(2), or allow all expenses incurred for services of citation and other lawful disbursements that have not otherwise been paid.
Sections this one refers to
§231-23 How to get a tax refund or credit
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