Report Title:

Revocation of driver's license for drug offense

Description:

Revokes a person's driver's license if the person commits a drug offense.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2745

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO highway safety.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§286- Revocation of driver's license for drug offense. (a) If any person is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed an act that would constitute an offense under part IV of chapter 712, the court shall revoke the person's driver's license for a period of six months, or, if the person is under the age of eighteen years, until that person is eighteen years of age, whichever is longer. The court shall impose this penalty in addition to any other penalties authorized by law and regardless of whether the person was operating a motor vehicle at the time of the offense.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a court revokes a person's driver's license pursuant to this section, the examiner of drivers shall not grant to the person a new driver's license until expiration of the period of revocation determined by the court. After the period of revocation is complete, the person may apply for and the examiner of drivers may grant to the person a new driver's license. The person's application shall include a certification from a physician licensed under chapter 453 or chapter 460 that the person is not dependent on drugs, marijuana, marijuana concentrate, intoxicating compounds, or intoxicating liquor under section 712-1240.

(c) As used in this section, "driver's license" means any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of this State and includes:

(1) Any learner's permit or instruction permit;

(2) The privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the person holds a valid license;

(3) Any nonresident's operating privilege; and

(4) The eligibility, including future eligibility, of any person to apply for a license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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