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HRS §605-5

Fee for getting a law license

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

When a lawyer gets their license, the clerk of the supreme court must collect a $10 fee from them. This money goes to the state.

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The statute, as written — License fee

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.

The clerk of the supreme court shall exact from every practitioner, upon the practitioner's receiving a license, an admission fee of $10, for the benefit of the State. [CC 1859, §1073; RL 1925, §2308; RL 1935, §3607; RL 1945, §9705; RL 1955, §217-5; HRS §605-5; gen ch 1985]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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