HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1013

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the statewide traffic code.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  As used in this section, "emergency vehicle" means a police or fire department vehicle, public safety law enforcement vehicles, ocean safety vehicle, emergency medical services vehicle, freeway service patrol vehicle, or a tow truck."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Emergency Vehicle; Move Over; Sheriffs

 

Description:

Includes sheriff's vehicles in the definition of "emergency vehicle" under the requirement that motorists "move over" when passing a stationary emergency vehicle on a highway.

 

 

 

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