HCC §2-108

What counts as an uncollectible account

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This section defines when a debt owed to the county for property damage is considered uncollectible. It lists situations like the debtor leaving the state, being unfindable, unknown, or bankrupt. It also allows the county lawyer to decide some accounts are not worth collecting.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) As used in this article: (1) “Uncollectible account” means an account for which: (A) The debtor or party causing damage to property belonging to the County is no longer within the jurisdiction of the State; (B) The debtor or party causing damage to property belonging to the County cannot be located; (C) The party causing damage to the property belonging to the County is unknown or cannot be identified; (D) The debtor has filed bankruptcy and has listed the County as a creditor; or (E) Such other account as may be deemed by the corporation counsel to be uneconomical or impractical to collect.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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