Report Title:

Bureau of Conveyances

Description:

Increases the amount of funding for the Bureau of Conveyances to continue modernization efforts and ensure adequate staffing.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2811

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 501-23.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§501-23.5 Fees received at the bureau of conveyances.[]] Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, of the fees received at the bureau of conveyances, the registrar of conveyances shall deposit to the credit of the state general fund [$23] $18 for each document recorded and shall deposit the remaining balance and all fees other than the special mortgage recording fee established pursuant to section 431P-16 and conveyance tax collected pursuant to section 247-1 to the credit of the bureau of conveyances special fund established under section 502-8."

SECTION 2. Section 502-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, of the fees received at the bureau of conveyances, the registrar of conveyances shall deposit to the credit of the state general fund [$23] $18 for each document recorded and shall deposit the remaining balance and all fees other than the special mortgage recording fee established pursuant to section 431P-16 and conveyance tax collected pursuant to section 247-1 to the credit of the bureau of conveyances special fund established under section 502-8."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2002.

INTRODUCED BY:

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