Bill Text: HI HB1776 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Motor Vehicles; Felonies or Violations Involving Motor Vehicles; Ignition Interlock
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-25 - Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 1 [HB1776 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB1776-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to motor vehicle safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant is inherently dangerous and that courts are empowered to revoke or suspend the driver's license of a driver convicted of a felony involving a motor vehicle or a traffic violation involving a vehicle in motion. However, in certain limited situations, a court may find it more reasonable to require that a driver install an ignition interlock device that prevents the driver's vehicle from being started if the driver's breath indicates that the driver is under the influence of alcohol. This option protects public safety while providing an opportunity for a driver to operate a motor vehicle responsibly for valid purposes.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to authorize courts, at their discretion and as an alternative to suspending or revoking a driver's license after the driver is convicted of a felony involving a motor vehicle or a violation of any traffic law or regulation involving a vehicle in motion, to require that the driver install at the driver's expense an ignition interlock device on any vehicle the driver operates.
SECTION 2. Section 286-125, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§286-125 Discretionary revocation or
suspension of license by a court. (a) In addition to the
provisions for mandatory revocation of a license set forth in section 286-124,
any court of competent jurisdiction [may], in its discretion, may
revoke or suspend the license of any driver convicted of any felony in the
commission of which a motor vehicle is used, or convicted of a violation of
this part or of any traffic law or regulation of the State or any political
subdivision thereof involving a vehicle in motion. As an alternative to
revocation or suspension of a license, the court, in its discretion, may order
that a driver install at the driver's expense an ignition interlock device on
any vehicle the driver operates.
(b) As used in this section, "ignition interlock device" shall have the same meaning as in section 291E-1."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Motor Vehicles; Felonies or Violations Involving Motor Vehicles; Ignition Interlock
Description:
Authorizes courts to require that a person convicted of a felony involving a motor vehicle or certain driving violations install an ignition interlock device on any vehicle the driver operates.
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