§101-35  Tax official as party;
certificates, etc.  Whenever an eminent domain proceeding is brought by the
State or any county for the purpose of acquiring the fee simple estate in real
property neither the director of taxation, county finance director, or any
other tax official shall be joined as party respondent merely on account of any
lien for state taxes set forth in title 14 or for county real property taxes. 
The appropriate director or tax official, as the case may be, may intervene in
the proceeding as provided by section 101-21.  Upon filing the complaint the
plaintiff shall furnish a copy thereof to the appropriate director or tax
official and shall also furnish the appropriate director or tax official a copy
of any amended complaint. [L 1939, c 211, pt of §3; RL 1945, pt of §320; RL
1955, §8-33; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §16; HRS §101-35; gen ch 1985; am L 1995, c
155, §2]