Bill Text: HI HB2442 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Abandoned Vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-21 - Act 048, 06/20/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1148). [HB2442 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2442-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that abandoned vehicles on public roads are a widespread environmental disaster that can impact human health and safety.
The purpose of this Act is to require the counties to remove abandoned vehicles on public roads within ten business days.
SECTION 2. Section 290-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The counties [may]
shall cause vehicles that have been abandoned to be taken into custody [and
disposed of.] within ten business days of abandonment. For the purposes of this subsection, a
vehicle is "abandoned" if it is defined to be abandoned by an
ordinance of the county in which the vehicle is located. In the absence of such an ordinance, a
vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended for a continuous
period of more than twenty-four hours and it is unlawfully parked on any public
highway or other public property or private lands defined as a setback,
shoulder, easement, or right of way that is adjacent to or part of a public
highway. The mayors of the several
counties may designate an agency within their counties to carry out the
functions and requirements of this section.
The term "agency" means any office, department, or other
governmental unit of the county."
SECTION 3. Section 290-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Upon taking custody of any abandoned vehicle,
[a written notice shall immediately be sent by registered or certified mail
to the legal and registered owner of the vehicle at the address on record at
the vehicle licensing division. The
notice shall contain a brief description of the vehicle, the location of
custody, and intended disposition of the vehicle if not repossessed within ten days
after the mailing of the notice, or in the case where the address of the
registered owner on record at the vehicle licensing division is an out-of-state
address, within twenty business days after the mailing of the notice. A notice need not be sent to a legal or
registered owner or any person with an unrecorded interest in the vehicle whose
name or address cannot be determined.
Absent evidence to the contrary, a notice shall be deemed received by
the legal or registered owner five days after the mailing.] the agency
designated by the mayor to carry out the functions and requirements of this
section shall give the legal and registered owner of the vehicle twenty
business days to claim the vehicle, unless the vehicle is reported as stolen."
SECTION 4. Section 290-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§290-5
Waiver of public auction requirements. The requirements of public auction may be
waived [when the value of any vehicle is less than $1,000 as determined by
the director of finance or authorized representative or the vehicle is:
(1) Missing major
components or so materially damaged as to render the vehicle inoperable; and
(2) The
registration period has expired for the vehicle.]
by the agency designated by the mayor. In that event, the vehicle, after public advertisement has been made pursuant to section 1-28.5, may be disposed of in the same manner as when a vehicle is put up for public auction and for which no bid is received."
SECTION 5. Section 290-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§290-9[]] Disposition of derelict vehicle. A derelict vehicle may be immediately
disposed of or sold as junk without having to comply with the requirements of [section]
sections 290-2 and 290-5. If
there is no current registration for the vehicle, the vehicle shall be
considered derelict."
SECTION 6. The department of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Abandoned Vehicles; Removal; Counties; Public Roads; Derelict Vehicles
Description:
Requires
the counties to take custody of abandoned vehicles on public roads within 10
business days. Removes
the requirement that written notice be sent to the abandoned vehicle's
owner. Requires
the designated agency to give the abandoned vehicle's owner 20 business days to
claim the vehicle, unless it is reported as stolen.
Authorizes the designated county agency to
waive the requirements for public auction in all cases.
Specifies that a vehicle shall be considered
derelict if there is no current registration for the vehicle. (HB2442 HD2)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
