§502-92  Copies of old records.  The
registrar shall prepare photographic, electronic, or electrostatic copies of
the records and record books in the bureau of conveyances which by reason of
age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be
conveniently used or consulted without danger of destruction thereof, and
certify to the correctness of such copies.  The certified copies, and prints
made from them and similarly certified, may be read in evidence with the same
force and effect as the original instrument.  The correctness of such copies is
not conclusive but may be rebutted.  All such records and record books from
which the copies are made shall be deposited with the department of accounting
and general services in its public archives.  The
registrar may convert into electronic form information or documents recorded
before the registrar was given the authority to record electronic documents.
[L 1931, c 45, §2; RL 1935, §5160; RL 1945, §12761; RL 1955, §343-54; am L
1963, c 107, §5; am imp L 1966, c 26, §1; HRS §502-92; am L 2009, c 102, §2(17)]