Haw. Civ. Traff. R. 20

As amended through September 30, 2024
Rule 20 - Assessment of Service Charge
(a) Dishonored Instruments. The court shall assess and collect a service charge for any check, draft, or other negotiable instrument dishonored for any reason. The court shall require payment of the service charge in cash or by certified or cashier's check or by bank or postal money order. The service charge shall be deposited in the State General Fund unless otherwise governed by statute.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Judgments; Collection Referral. Each judgment shall include all court-ordered monetary assessments, costs, fees and delinquency charges, including juvenile monetary assessments.
(i)For Judgments of $500 or Less. The administrative director of the courts or the administrative director's designee shall refer for collection judgments of $500 or less that have not been paid within ninety (90) calendar days after entry without further order of the court.
(ii)For Judgments of More Than $500. The administrative director of the courts or the administrative director's designee shall refer for collection judgments of more than $500 that have not been paid within 180 calendar days after entry without further order of the court.
(d) Other Actions to Enforce. Nothing herein shall affect the court's ability to take such other action as necessary to enforce its judgment.

Haw. Civ. Traff. R. 20

Amended November 12, 1997, effective 1/1/1998; further amended June 12, 2001, effective 7/1/2001; further amended February 16, 2005, effective for all judgments that remain unpaid as of3/31/2005, or that are entered after that date; further amended December 8, 2005, effective 1/1/2006; further amended May 22, 2009, effective 7/1/2009.