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HRS §651-52

How to collect on an indemnity bond given to an officer

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

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]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§651-51 When officers can ask for a safety bond before seizing property

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