(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), the registrar or assistant registrar may charge fees as follows:
(1) For recording any instrument entitled by
law to be recorded, not including veteran's certificates, $35 for documents up
to and including 50 pages;
(2) For
recording any instrument of 51 pages or more, entitled by law to be recorded,
$100;
(3) For recording any
honorable discharge certificate or other separation or discharge document from
the military or naval service of the United States, upon request of a veteran,
resident in Hawaii, or the veteran's next of kin, $0;
(4) For each additional memorandum on
certificates required by any one instrument, $5;
(5) For entry of original certificate of
title, or for making and entering a new certificate of title, $50;
(6) For a certified copy of any certificate
of title, $10;
(7) For a certified
copy of any instrument recorded or filed in the registrar's or assistant
registrar's office, $10 plus $1 per page;
(8) For an uncertified copy of any instrument
recorded or filed in the registrar's or assistant registrar's office, when the
copy is made by the person on a duplicating machine provided by the registrar,
$1 per page;
(9) For searching the
records, when personnel is available for searching, $50.00 per hour;
(10) For the registrar's certificate pursuant
to section 490-9:525, HRS, $25 plus $5 for each financing statement and for
each statement of assignment reported therein.
(b) No fees shall be charged for the
recordation of any instrument in which the United States, State of Hawaii, or
any county of the State of Hawaii is the grantee, lessee, mortgagee, assignee,
vendee, licensee, or permittee.
(c)
The registrar or assistant registrar may reduce or waive fees for copies
requested by federal, state, or county agencies.
(d) Only methods of payment approved by the
registrar or assistant registrar may be used.
(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, all
fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the bureau of
conveyances special fund.
