19-42-11

HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
TITLE 19
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 42
VESSEL AND HARBOR CONTROLS
SUBCHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§19-42-11 Agents for vessel; liability for fees. Any owner, master, operator,
agent, charterer, partnership, trust, corporation, or individual who is duly
accredited with the department and purports to act for a vessel by telephoning or
otherwise communicating with the department in behalf of a vessel assumes
responsibility for all sums due the State in accordance with the fee schedules as
set forth in these rules and for timely submission of required department reports
on forms provided by the department for that vessel and its cargo as well as for
any barge and its cargo as well as for any barge and its cargo which the vessel
may have in tow. For agents, this applies only for the period they are engaged as
agents for the vessel. If an agent is dismissed from representing a vessel, the agent
shall notify the harbor master's office within two working days. Agent shall
remain responsible for the provisions of this section until such notice is given and
acknowledged.
Whenever any vessel under the terms of these rules shall become obligated to pay
any sum of money for any purpose whatsover, the owner, charterer, agent, master,
operator, possessor, and person in whose service the vessel is operated or
maintained shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of such sums. [Eff
5/20/82; am 11/7/91; am and comp 2/26/96] (Auth: HRS §§266-2, 266-3) (Imp:
HRS §§266-2, 266-3)