MCC §3.48.035
District court judges handle cases under this chapter
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section says that District Court judges on Maui can hear criminal cases for breaking this chapter's rules and can also hear civil cases about collecting taxes, no matter how much money is involved. It only applies unless another part of this chapter says something different.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Jurisdiction of District Court judges
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the District Court judges for the Second
Circuit Court for the State of Hawaii, as authorized in section 231-12 of the Hawaiʻi
Revised Statutes, shall have jurisdiction to try misdemeanors arising under this chapter
and all complaints for the violation of this chapter and to impose any of the penalties
therein prescribed and shall also have the jurisdiction to hear and determine all
civil actions and proceedings for the collection and enforcement of collection and
payment of all taxes assessed thereunder, and all actions or judgments obtained in
tax actions and proceedings, notwithstanding the amount claimed.
(Ord. 1076 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 6-1.7)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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