Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-87 – Lien in favor of State
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-87
- Commission: means the crime victim compensation commission established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
The failure of any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or legal entity to pay moneys over to the commission in accordance with this part shall create a debt owing to the commission from that person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or legal entity and shall constitute a preferential lien in favor of the State which may be collected by the commission by civil process.