Bill Text: HI SB110 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-11 - The committee on TRS deferred the measure. [SB110 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SB110-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- Seizure
of motor vehicles; absence of insurance card. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
if a person fails to display a valid motor vehicle or liability insurance
identification card upon demand of a police officer as required under section 286-116(a),
the police officer shall seize the motor vehicle. The applicable county shall hold the vehicle for
not longer than ten days, subject to subsection (b), during which time the
motor vehicle shall be subject to redemption by its owner upon payment of the cost
of storage and other charges incident to the seizure of the motor vehicle; provided
that the owner shall also display a valid insurance identification card as
required under section 286-116(a). The county
shall be deemed to have seized and taken possession of any motor vehicle after
having securely sealed it where located and posted a notice upon the motor
vehicle, setting forth the fact that it has been seized for failure to display
a valid insurance identification card as required under section 286-116(a), and
warning all other persons from tampering with the vehicle. Any person who tampers with or disturbs any
motor vehicle that has been seized pursuant to this section shall be fined not
more than $500.
(b) All vehicles seized and sealed pursuant to
this section shall remain at the place of seizure, or at any other place that
the county may direct, at the expense and risk of the owner. If the owner of the motor vehicle fails to
redeem it within ten days after seizure, the motor vehicle may be sold by the county
at public auction to the highest bidder for cash after giving ten days' notice
to the general public in the county and by posting notices in at least three
public places in the district where the vehicle was seized; provided that the
requirements of public auction may be waived when the appraised value of any
motor vehicle is less than $250, as determined by the county, in which case the
vehicle may be disposed of in the same manner as when a motor vehicle is put up
for public auction and no bid is received.
The amount realized at the sale, less the costs incurred in giving
public notice, storing and selling the vehicle, and all other charges incident
to the seizure and sale, shall be paid to the owner of the motor vehicle. If no claim for the surplus is filed with the
county within sixty days from the date of the sale, the surplus shall be paid
into the county treasury as a government realization and all claim to that sum
shall thereafter be forever barred.
(c) Any vehicle seized pursuant to this section shall be released forthwith to the registered owner, without payment of the applicable cost of storage and other charges incident to the seizure of the vehicle, if the interests of justice so require."
SECTION
2. This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Motor Vehicles; Insurance; Seizure; Counties
Description:
Authorizes and sets forth procedures for impounding a motor vehicle if a person operating the vehicle fails to display a valid insurance card.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
