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HRS §523A-6

When a business can deduct fees from unclaimed property

This section says a business holding unclaimed property can only take a fee from it if there is a valid written contract allowing the fee, the business regularly charges that fee, and the fee is not regularly reversed. The fee amount must also be fair and not outrageous.

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The statute, as written — Dormancy charge

A holder may deduct from property presumed abandoned a charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time only if there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner under which the holder may impose the charge and the holder regularly imposes the charge, which is not regularly reversed or otherwise canceled. The amount of the deduction shall be limited to an amount that is not unconscionable.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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