HAR §16-36-5. Fees

(a) Statutory fees shall be paid at the time of submission of documents for filing. Payment for copies of documents reproduced or prepared by the division shall be made prior to actual reproduction or preparation. Payment for copies of publications shall be received before the publications are mailed or delivered. (b) No refunds shall be made of fees lawfully imposed except in the case of special handling fees. Special handling fees may be refunded if it is determined that a special handling document has not been reviewed within a period set by the division administrator at the time the document is submitted. In case a document is rejected or withdrawn and is not resubmitted within ten days, the document is deemed not filed and the filing fee shall not be refunded. (c) The fee for the duplication or copying of microfiche records shall be $2.50 per microfiche. [Eff 5/10/69; am and ren §16-36-5, 7/30/81; am and comp 12/21/84; am and comp 2/6/88; am and comp 3/28/00; comp 11/22/02; comp 3/29/04] (Auth: HRS §26-9) (Imp: HRS §§414-13, 414D-5, 425-12, 425-168, 425D-1107, 428-1301, 482-2, 482-3) §16-36-5.5 Action on documents submitted to the division; automatic approval; extension. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, all documents submitted to the division shall be accepted or rejected for filing within ninety days after the submission of completed documents. (b) For purposes of this section, "completed documents" means documents that comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter and chapters 414, 414D, 415A, 421, 425, 425D, 428, and 482, HRS, as determined by the division administrator. 36-4 §16-36-10 (c) After the ninety day period, the completed document shall be automatically accepted for filing by the division. (d) The ninety day period shall be extended in the discretion of the division administrator in accordance with the provisions of section 91-13.5, HRS, provided that the extension shall not exceed an additional ninety days. [Eff and comp 3/28/00; comp 11/22/02; am and comp 3/29/04] (Auth: HRS §§26-9, 91-13.5) (Imp: HRS §91-13.5)