HRS §501-154
Filing a writ of possession after eviction
After a sheriff or other server delivers a writ of possession in an eviction case, they must file a copy with the court within three months. If the judgment gave the plaintiff a fee simple estate, the plaintiff can then get a new title certificate.
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The statute, as written — Writ of possession, service, time limit for registration
When in any action in the nature of an action of ejectment an execution or writ of possession has been issued and served by the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server from the department of law enforcement's list under section 353C-11, the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server shall cause a copy of the writ, with a return of the doings of the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server thereon, to be filed and registered within three months after the service and before the return of the writ into the clerk's office. The plaintiff, in case the judgment was that the plaintiff was entitled to an estate in fee simple in the demanded premises, or in any part thereof, and for which execution or writ of possession issued, is thereupon entitled to the entry of a new certificate of title.
Sections this one refers to
§353C-11 Independent civil process servers list
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