§373-10  Fees.  (a)  Each employment
agency shall file with its application, an initial schedule of placement fees
to be charged to applicants.  Any change to the schedule of placement fees
shall be filed with the director within thirty days of the change, unless the
time is extended by the director for good cause.  The schedule of placement
fees shall be available to the general public at the department.



(b)  The schedule, or change of schedule shall
become effective upon approval of the director; provided that the director
shall approve or disapprove within sixty days after the schedule is filed.



(c)  Any contract between an applicant and the
employment agency shall be in writing and shall contain:



(1)  In bold print enclosed within a conspicuous
border, the gross amount of the estimated fee to be charged and the time period
on which the fee is based;



(2)  A statement indicating that the fees charged are
in accordance with the schedule of placement fees filed with the department;



(3)  A prominently displayed statement that no fees
shall be paid until the job applicant obtains employment and receives the first
paycheck, provided that this shall not apply to employer fee paid placements;



(4)  The name and license number of the commercial
employment agency; and



(5)  A statement that the applicant has the right to
have the agency produce for review a copy of the law and rules regulating the
practices of commercial employment agencies.



A copy of the contract shall be provided to the
applicant.  The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to prescribe
the form and content of the contract.



(d)  No employment agency shall charge to or
collect from any applicant a registration fee or advance payment for services
to be rendered in finding employment.



(e)  It shall be a violation of this chapter
for an employment agency to charge, demand, or collect any registration fee or
advance payment for services from an applicant, or any fee which is greater
than the applicable fee listed in the schedule which it has filed with the
director. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L 1961, c 45, §2; Supp, §88A-10; HRS
§373-10; am L 1980, c 287, §1; am L 1988, c 48, §2; am L 2002, c 22, §§6, 7]