Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-31 – The contractors license board has standing in court
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-31
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Board: means the contractors license board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-1
- Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-1
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
When the contractors license board receives notice, as provided in section 444-28(a), the contractors license board may enter an appearance, file an answer, appear at the court hearing, defend the action or take whatever other action it may deem appropriate. The contractors license board or its legal representative shall be served with all pleadings in an action which may result in a recovery from the contractors recovery fund.
Settlement of any claim against the contractors recovery fund shall be made only with the unanimous agreement of the contractors license board, director of commerce and consumer affairs and attorney general that settlement is in the best interest of the contractors recovery fund.