HRS §651-52
How to collect on an indemnity bond given to an officer
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains how an officer can collect on a bond given to them under another law. The officer can collect without a jury by showing the bond and proving signatures. The amount collected covers the officer's losses, interest, court costs, and related expenses.
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The statute, as written — Indemnity, how collected
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.
Bonds of indemnity given to an officer, as provided in section 651-51, shall be collectible by the officer receiving the same, upon citation to show cause and proof of the signatures thereto, without the intervention of a jury, and the damages to be assessed thereon shall be the amount recovered against the officer, with interest and costs of suit, and the expenses of the citation and judgment of indemnity, for which execution may be issued against the co-obligors, both jointly and severally, leviable as in other cases of indebtedness. [CC 1859, §1034; RL 1925, §2454; RL 1935, §4155; RL 1945, §10182; RL 1955, §233-51; HRS §651-52]
Sections this one refers to
§651-51 When officers can ask for a safety bond before seizing property
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