H.C.R. 144 Summary

• Requests the Department of Public Safety to chair and convene a working group to consider regulations and recommendations regarding process servers in Hawaii.

• Working group objectives include defining process server duties, creating a registration process, examining licensing requirements, and developing draft rules and regulations governing private process servers.

• Department of Public Safety must invite representatives from private process servers, Sheriff Division, the Judiciary, Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division.

• Working group members serve without compensation and must report findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2016 Regular Session convenes.

• Addresses complaints regarding inappropriate and abusive conduct by process servers and aims to establish standards to protect public safety and facilitate timely judicial process.