Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:9-240 Fine in Lieu.

Case Notes

Where management company for foreign insurer authorized to do business in Hawaii did not hold a general agent, subagent, or solicitor license under this article (1993), it could not have been legally appointed as either a general agent, subagent, or solicitor of insurer; thus it did not qualify as a "general agent", "subagent", or "solicitor" as defined by this chapter (1993), did not fall within the parameters of the category described by §237-13(7) and was thus subject to a general excise tax rate of four per cent pursuant to §237-13(6). 115 H. 180, 166 P.3d 353 (2007).

§431:9-240 Fine in lieu. (a) Upon the hearing of an appeal from an order suspending, revoking, or refusing to extend any license issued under this article, the court may impose a fine of not more than $10,000 in lieu of the commissioner's action, and payment of the fine within ten days shall reinstate, restore or extend, the license if:

(1) The court finds that the licensee is guilty of violation of the law; and

(2) The court deems the suspension, revocation, or refusal too severe a penalty under the facts as found.

(b) If it appears that a license of the licensee has previously been suspended, revoked, or refused for a similar offense, the court shall not have jurisdiction to impose a fine in lieu of the commissioner's action. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]

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