Hawaii Revised Statutes
437D. Motor Vehicle Rental Industry
437D-12 Deposit or advance charge prohibited; payment for damages to rental motor vehicle.

§437D-12 Deposit or advance charge prohibited; payment for damages to rental motor vehicle. No lessor shall require a deposit or an advance charge against the credit card of a lessee, in any form, for damages to a vehicle which is in the lessee's possession, custody, or control. No lessor shall require any payment for damages to the rental vehicle, upon the lessee's return of the vehicle in a damaged condition, until after the cost of the damage to the vehicle and liability therefor is agreed to between the lessor and lessee or is determined pursuant to law. [L 1988, c 251, pt of §2]

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 25. Professions and Occupations

437D. Motor Vehicle Rental Industry

437D-1 Short title.

437D-2 Scope.

437D-3 Definitions.

437D-4 Rental agreements; delivery to director.

437D-5 Rental agreements; damage waivers.

437D-5.5 Offers or sales of collision insurance by lessors or limited line motor vehicle rental company producers. (a) The provisions in this chapter relating to or otherwise regulating the offer or sale of damage waivers shall apply to the offer or...

437D-6 Additional mandatory charges prohibited.

437D-7 Rate disclosure requirements; advertising.

437D-8 Rate disclosure requirements; oral or written statements.

437D-8.4 License and registration fees.

437D-8.5 Commissions. (a) No lessor or officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the lessor shall pay or receive a commission for selling damage waivers, except as provided in subsection (b). Any violation of this section shall be an unfai...

437D-8.6 Damage waiver statistics.

437D-9 Posting requirements.

437D-10 Pamphleting requirements.

437D-11 Acknowledgment by lessee.

437D-12 Deposit or advance charge prohibited; payment for damages to rental motor vehicle.

437D-13 Notice and posting required concerning motor vehicle laws.

437D-14 Fuel charges.

437D-15 Unfair trade practices.

437D-16 Application of insurance laws.

437D-17 Exceptions to posting requirements.

437D-17.5 Rental agreements; unpaid traffic infractions. Pursuant to section 291D-3.5, or other sections of the law and except for summons, citations, or violations relating to the care and maintenance of a rental motor vehicle, the lessor, as the re...

437D-18 Power and duties of the director.

437D-19 Civil penalties.