Bill Text: HI SB549 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Motor Vehicles; Motorcycles; Warranty; Lemon Law
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-16 - (S) Act 005, 3/16/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 361). [SB549 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB549-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 481I-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "motor vehicle" to read as follows:
""Motor vehicle":
(1) Means a self-propelled vehicle primarily designed for the transportation of persons or property over public streets and highways which is used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes;
(2) Includes [but shall not be limited to]:
(A) A motorcycle as defined in section 286-2, but excluding a motor scooter;
[(A)] (B) A
"demonstrator", which means a vehicle assigned by a dealer for the
purpose of demonstrating qualities and characteristics common to vehicles of
the same or similar model or type;
[(B)] (C) An individually
registered vehicle used for an individual's business purposes as well as for
personal, family, or household purposes; and
[(C)] (D) A vehicle owned or
leased by a sole proprietorship, corporation, or partnership which has
purchased or leased no more than one vehicle per year, used for household,
individual, or personal use in addition to business use;
and
(3) Shall not include mopeds[, motorcycles,]
or motor scooters, as those terms are defined in chapter 286, or vehicles over [10,000]
ten thousand pounds, gross vehicle weight rating."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 1 of this Act shall apply to sales of motorcycles that take place on or after September 1, 2010.
Report Title:
Motor Vehicles; Motorcycles; Warranty; Lemon Law
Description:
Clarifies that motorcycles are covered by Hawaii's Lemon Law. (SB549 HD1)
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