Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-12 – Deposit or advance charge prohibited; payment for damages to rental motor vehicle
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-12
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Lessee: means any person obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor for a period of six months or less under the terms of a rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
- Lessor: means any person in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
- vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in § 286-2, which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in this State, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
No lessor shall require a deposit or an advance charge against the credit card of a lessee, in any form, for damages to a vehicle which is in the lessee’s possession, custody, or control. No lessor shall require any payment for damages to the rental vehicle, upon the lessee’s return of the vehicle in a damaged condition, until after the cost of the damage to the vehicle and liability therefor is agreed to between the lessor and lessee or is determined pursuant to law.