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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 200 (DRAFT 2) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), REAL PROPERTY TAXES, RELATING TO APPEALS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L SECTION 1. The purpose of this measure is to amend section 19-100, Costs-, deposit for an appeal; and section 19-101, Costs; taxation. The County finds that due to the increased costs of conducting an appeal, it is necessary to raise the real property tax appeal fee. Additionally, conditions for refund of appeal fees are amended and clarified. SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 12, section 19-100, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: Section 19-100. Costs; deposit for an appeal. The costs to be deposited by the taxpayer on appeal to the board of review shall be [S -14i] 50 for each real property tax appeal. The cost to be deposited by the taxpayer on any appeal to the tax appeal court or the State supreme court shall be as provided in sections 232-22 and 232-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes. SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 12, section 19-101, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: Section 19-101. Costs, taxation. In the event of an appeal by a taxpayer to the board of review, [if the appeal is ,.,.•.,.._,.., ised or la-___ a_a as to fifty ,._e of the ....luatien in dispute,] and the board of review accepts the taxpayer's appeal value without compromise or amendment or the board of review finds that an adjustment is required due to duplicate assessments or departmental errors such as but not limited to transposition in figures typographical errors and errors in calculations the costs deposited shall be returned to the appellant. Otherwise the entire amount of costs deposited shall be retained by the County.