Hawaii Revised Statutes
523A. Unclaimed Property
523A-22 Enforcement.

§523A-22 Enforcement. The administrator may maintain an action in this or another state to enforce this part. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. [L 2008, c 55, pt of §1]

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 28. Property

523A. Unclaimed Property

523A-1 to 523A-41 REPEALED. §523A-1 Short title.

523A-2 Definitions.

523A-3 Presumptions of abandonment.

523A-3.5 Gift certificates and gift cards.

523A-4 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.

523A-5 Rules of taking custody.

523A-6 Dormancy charge.

523A-7 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.

523A-8 Report of abandoned property.

523A-9 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

523A-10 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.

523A-11 Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.

523A-12 Crediting of dividends, interest, and increments to owner's account.

523A-13 Public sale of abandoned property.

523A-14 Claim of another state to recover property.

523A-15 Filing claim with administrator; handling of claims by administrator.

523A-16 Action to establish claim.

523A-17 Election to take payment or delivery.

523A-18 Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability.

523A-19 Periods of limitation.

523A-20 Requests for reports and examination of records.

523A-21 Retention of records.

523A-22 Enforcement.

523A-23 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.

523A-24 Interest and penalties.

523A-25 Agreement to locate property.

523A-26 Deposit of funds.

523A-27 Foreign transactions.

523A-28 Transitional provisions.

523A-29 Rules.

523A-30 Uniformity of application and construction.

523A-51 Declaration of policy.

523A-52 Definitions.

523A-53 Unclaimed property subject to delivery to State; presumptions.

523A-54 Request by director of finance for report of previously unreported information.

523A-55 Agreement for State's payment of share of costs.

523A-56 Posting copy of report; notice of interest and intention to claim; determination of asserted interest.

523A-57 State's right unaffected by expiration of time for proceeding.

523A-58 Petition for determination of State's right to custody of unclaimed property; venue; service not required.

523A-59 Notice of proceedings.

523A-60 Answer; disposition of funds on deposit; dismissal without prejudice.

523A-61 Application for judgment relating to property not claimed by answer, and finding and declaration thereon.

523A-62 Request for delivery or payment of unclaimed property described in judgment; receipts.

523A-63 Disposition of property received.

523A-64 Undertaking to hold the United States harmless; intervention by state attorney general.

523A-65 State rights not affected.