Bill Text: HI HB2003 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating To Driving While Intoxicated.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-07-05 - Act 074, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1175). [HB2003 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2003-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2003
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to driving while intoxicated.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 291E-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

     "(e)  A request made pursuant to subsection (d) shall be accompanied by:

     (1)  A sworn statement from the defendant containing facts establishing that the defendant currently is employed in a position that requires driving and that the defendant will be discharged if prohibited from driving a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device; and

     (2)  A sworn statement from the defendant's employer establishing that the employer will, in fact, discharge the defendant if the defendant [is prohibited from driving a vehicle] cannot drive a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device and identifying the specific vehicle the defendant will drive for purposes of employment and the hours of the day, not to exceed twelve hours per day, or the period of the specified assigned hours of work, the defendant will drive the vehicle for purposes of employment."

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Driving While Intoxicated; Permit; Employer's Sworn Statement

 

Description:

Allows permits that authorize the defendant to operate an employer's vehicle during the period of license revocation to be supported by the employer's sworn statement attesting to the period of the specified assigned hours of work that the defendant will drive the vehicle for purposes of employment.

 

 

 

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