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Hawaii Revised Statutes
Division 4 - COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGSTitle 32 - COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS
Chapter 607 - COSTS AND FEES
Section 607-13 - Costs; defendant's traveling expenses taxable items in certain events

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-13

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Section 607-13 - Costs; defendant's traveling expenses taxable items in certain events

Whenever any cause or proceeding, other than criminal, probate, or divorce, is discontinued or dismissed in any court, the defendant therein shall be entitled to have the defendant's traveling expenses, to be charged at the rate of 10 cents a mile each way in going to and returning from the court, taxed as costs.

HRS § 607-13

L 1915, c 16, §1; RL 1925, §2550; RL 1935, §3799; RL 1945, §9753; RL 1955, § 219-13; HRS § 607-13; am L 1972, c 88, §5(p); gen ch 1985

Section specifically addresses awarding of traveling expenses to a prevailing defendant and controls over general statute § 607-9; defendant's traveling expenses thus limited to that mandated in this section.88 Haw. 46,961 P.2d 611.