§92-27  Fees to be accounted for.  All
official and departmental fees shall be accounted for and paid over into the
public treasury, except fees designated and intended to be applied in
compensation of the officers receiving the same.  No public officer in receipt
of a salary for the officer's services, shall receive any other or further
compensation therefor, unless specially allowed by law. [CC 1859, §1494; RL
1925, §168; RL 1935, §149; RL 1945, §460; RL 1955, §7-4; HRS §92-27; gen ch
1985]



 



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  Receipt of an additional fee, not provided for by law,
violates section.  Officer is guilty of malfeasance thereby even if accepted in
ignorance or mistake of law.  28 H. 733.