Report Title:

Special motor vehicle registration

 

Description:

Allows for the greater flexibility in granting special motor vehicle registration.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

3011

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to motor vehicle registration.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291E-48, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§291E-48[]]  Special motor vehicle registration.  (a)  Anytime after the effective date of revocation or after the administrative hearing decision is mailed pursuant to section 291E‑38(j), a qualified household member or co-owner of a motor vehicle with a respondent who has had a motor vehicle registration revoked under this part may submit a sworn statement to the director requesting a special motor vehicle registration.  The director may grant the request upon determining that the following conditions have been met:

     (1)  The applicant is a household member of the respondent's or a co-owner of the vehicle;

     (2)  The applicant has a license that has not expired or been suspended or revoked;

     (3)  The applicant is [completely] dependent on the motor vehicle for the necessities of life; and

     (4)  The director finds that the applicant will take reasonable precautions to ensure that the respondent will not drive the vehicle.

     The director shall also consider the impact, including adverse effects, of refusing to grant the special motor vehicle registration on the respondent's household members.

     A person to whom a special motor vehicle registration has been granted shall apply to the appropriate county director of finance for special series number plates, as provided in section 249‑9.4.

     (b)  The director shall revoke the special motor vehicle registration if any one of the conditions set forth in the application no longer exist.

     (c)  The applicant shall be under an affirmative duty to report to the director any changes in the conditions to the special motor vehicle registration.

     (d)  The director shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary to carry out the purposes of this section."

     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.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

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