Bill Text: HI SB2203 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - The committee on PSM deferred the measure. [SB2203 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2203-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to vehicles.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 249-5.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§249-5.5 Stored vehicles. (a)
All vehicles taxable under sections 249-1, 249-2, 249-4 and 249-6 to
249-13, which are stored so that they are not used for transportation, or for
the other purposes covered by section 249-2, and which were not kept on any
public roadway, shall be exempt from the tax for the period of storage;
provided that the owner of each vehicle shall first present to the director of
finance [a signed statement of] one or more signed affidavits, sworn
to under oath and notarized, stating the [fact] facts of the
storage, including the dates of each period of storage and the approximate
odometer readings at the beginning and end of each period of storage, together
with other relevant facts as may be required by the director of finance [and
shall surrender the last issued certificate of registration, license plates,
and emblem for the vehicle]. If the
affidavit[, certificate of registration, license plates, and emblem are
presented to the director of finance after] or affidavits reflect that
the vehicle was in storage for only a portion of the time that has elapsed
since the expiration of the vehicle's last registration period, then
the unpaid tax shall be collected at the rate in effect at that time for
each calendar month not fully included in the periods of storage set
forth in the affidavits, excluding any period in which the license plates
could not have been validated with an emblem, plus the [fee]
fees for the [currently issued license plates and emblem shall be
paid in full upon presenting the affidavit.] current registration
period.
(b)
[The director of finance may dispose of the license plates for any
vehicle whose registration has expired and the owner shall be required to
purchase new license plates and a new emblem upon removing the vehicle from
storage.
(c)] As a condition precedent to the removal of
the vehicle from storage, the owner of the vehicle shall present to the
director of finance a certificate of inspection [that was issued after the
recording of the storage with the director of finance if the certificate of
inspection expired during the period of storage.] for the vehicle,
issued within thirty days before or after the date on which the affidavits are
presented to the director of finance.
Failure to present the certificate of inspection within thirty days
after the date on which the affidavits are presented to the director of
finance, or a discrepancy between the affidavits and the certificate of
inspection shall result in cancelation of the current registration and
forfeiture of all fees paid for the current registration period."
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. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Stored Vehicles; Expired License Plates; Registration
Description:
Modifies the registration process for stored vehicles with expired license plates.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
