HRS §507D-5
Court order required for certain liens
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A lien claim against a government worker for their job duties, or a nonconsensual common law lien against a private person, is invalid unless you attach a certified court order allowing it. The registrar won't file such liens without that order.
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The statute, as written — Requirement of certified court order
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.
(a) Any claim of lien against a federal, state, or county officer or employee based on the performance or nonperformance of that officer's or employee's duties shall designate in the pleading header that the claim is directed to a federal, state, or county officer or employee, and shall be invalid unless accompanied by a certified order from a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of such lien. (b) Any claim of nonconsensual common law lien against a private party in interest shall be invalid unless accompanied by a certified order from a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of nonconsensual common law lien. (c) The registrar shall not accept for filing a claim for nonconsensual common law lien unless the claim is accompanied by a certified state or federal court order authorizing the filing of the lien.
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