PART II. 
TRADE NAMES



 



Note



 



  Part II reconstituted by L 2008, c 108, §3 and amended by L
2008, c 108, §6.



 



§482-2  [OLD] REPEALED.  L 1980, c 26,
§3.



 



§482-2  Certificate.  (a)  Any person
desiring to register any trade name may obtain a certificate of registration of
the trade name in the manner hereinafter provided.



(b)  Before any person may receive a
certificate of registration of a trade name, the person shall file in the
office of the director an application for the registration thereof, with a certified
declaration stating that the person is the sole and original proprietor of the
trade name or the assign of the proprietor and setting forth the nature of
business in which the trade name is used.



(c)  Upon filing the application, the applicant
shall pay to the director a fee of $50.  A special handling fee of $20 for
expediting registration of a trade name shall be assessed by the director.  All
special handling fees shall be credited to the compliance resolution fund
established under section 26-9(o). [L 1888, c 4, §1; RL 1925, §3573; am L 1925,
c 174, pt of §1; RL 1935, §7450; RL 1945, §9285; RL 1955, §204-1; HRS §482-1;
am and ren L 1980, c 26, §2; am L 1983, c 153, §3; am L 1984, c 118, §6; am L
1985, c 189, §8; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 22, §3; am L 1996, c 181, §6; am L
1999, c 129, §19; am L 2001, c 15, §4; am L 2002, c 130, §§110, 111; am L 2003,
c 124, §83]



 



Cross References



 



  Modification of fees, see §92-28.



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Regarding requirements for registration of exclusive trade
name.  Att. Gen. Op. 66-17.



 



Case Notes



 



  Trade names may be established without registration under
statute; common law right.  37 H. 382.