HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2658

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

Relating to driver's licensing.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 286-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§286-106  Expiration of licenses.  Every driver's license issued under this part, [except for a provisional license issued under section 286-102.6 which shall expire on the date of the provisional licensee's nineteenth birthday,] whether an original issuance or a renewal, shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring not less than eight years after the date of the issuance of the license, unless sooner revoked or suspended; provided that:

     (1)  The license shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring not less than four years after the date of the issuance if, at the time, the licensee is twenty-four years of age or younger;

     (2)  The license shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring not less than two years after the date of the issuance of the license if, at that time, the licensee is seventy-two years of age or older; [and]

     (3)  If the licensee is a legal immigrant, the license shall expire no later than the licensee's authorized period of stay in the United States[.]; provided further that this paragraph shall not apply to a person who is a citizen of a country having a valid Compact of Free Association with the United States and who provides proof of legal presence in the United States as defined by the director by rule; and

     (4)  This section shall not apply to provisional licenses issued under section 286-102.6, which shall expire on the date of the provisional licensee's nineteenth birthday.

     The examiner of drivers may issue a license for a shorter period if the licensee has a physical condition or conditions that the examiner of drivers reasonably believes may impair the driver's ability to drive."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Driver's Licensing; COFA Migrants; Expiration of License

 

Description:

Exempts citizens of countries having a valid Compact of Free Association with the United States from the requirement that a driver's license of a legal immigrant expire no later than the legal immigrant's authorized period of stay in the United States.  Requires the legal immigrant to provide proof of legal residence in the United States as defined by the Director of Transportation by rule.

 

 

 

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