Report Title:

Traffic code; school zones

Description:

Sets 15 mile per hour speed limit in school zones during school hours.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

622

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 291C-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) Section 291C-102 notwithstanding, the director of transportation and the counties, in their respective jurisdictions, shall establish maximum speed limits for school zones and construction areas, provided, however, that the director shall establish a maximum speed limit for school zones no greater than fifteen miles per hour during hours of school operation, and shall require the owner, general contractor, or other person responsible for construction to provide proper signs in construction areas. The director of transportation shall place official signs in school zones.

Signs posted pursuant to this subsection shall be plainly visible at all times under ordinary traffic conditions."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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