HAR § 18-237-29.53-08 — Debt collection services

Debt collection services are used or consumed where the collection actions take place. This section does not apply to businesses that engage in collection actions to recover their own debts. Example 1: Irene Investor, a California resident, hires Repo LLC to enforce a civil judgment against David Debtor, a Hawaii resident. Repo LLC performs the work necessary to levy David Debtor’s bank accounts and garnish David Debtor’s wages in Hawaii. All of the value or gross income that Repo LLC receives is not exempt under section 237-29.53, HRS, because Repo LLC’s services are used or consumed in Hawaii, where the collection actions took place. Example 2: Sam Spender, a California resident, has an outstanding debt owed to Credit Card Company. Cash Collectors Inc., a corporation located in Hawaii, purchases David Debtor’s debt from Credit Card Company and takes actions to recover the debt from Sam Spender. Section 237-29.53, HRS, does not apply because Cash Collectors Inc., in attempting to recover its own debt, is not engaging in a service business or calling.