REPORT TITLE:
Vehicle Transfer


DESCRIPTION:
Repeals the requirement that registered owners of a vehicle with
an outstanding loan cannot ship the vehicle between the islands
unless he obtains a notarized statement from the creditor.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO INTERISLAND VEHICLE TRANSFERS. 


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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 286-271, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "�286-271  Interisland shipping of vehicles; proof required.
 
 4 (a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), a legal owner of a
 
 5 vehicle shall not ship that vehicle interisland in this State
 
 6 unless the legal owner first presents to the carrier the legal
 
 7 owner's current certificate of registration showing that the
 
 8 person is the registered owner of the vehicle, identification,
 
 9 and proof of motor vehicle insurance.  If the registered owner of
 
10 the vehicle is not the legal owner of the vehicle, the registered
 
11 owner shall present to the carrier, the registered owner's
 
12 current certificate of registration, identification, [the written
 
13 consent of the legal owner thereof to the transportation,] and
 
14 proof of motor vehicle insurance.  Duplicate copies of the
 
15 current registration and proof of motor vehicle insurance shall
 
16 be acceptable for commercial vehicles as defined in section 286-
 
17 47(3)(C).  An authorized agent of the legal or registered owner
 
18 may ship the vehicle by presenting, in addition to the required
 
19 documents, a notarized letter from the registered [or legal]
 
20 owner authorizing the shipment.  For an unrecorded owner pending
 

 
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 1 a lawful transfer, a certificate of ownership signed by the
 
 2 previous owner may be substituted for the current certificate of
 
 3 registration for a vehicle purchased within thirty days of
 
 4 shipping.  A  facsimile of proof of motor vehicle insurance from
 
 5 an insurance company may be accepted for a vehicle purchased
 
 6 within thirty days of shipping.  Presentation of proof of motor
 
 7 vehicle insurance shall not be required for:
 
 8      (1)  Unlicensed propelled vehicles that are not intended for
 
 9           on-road use;
 
10      (2)  New unregistered vehicles shipped with a bill of
 
11           lading; or
 
12      (3)  Vehicles owned by the federal, state, or county
 
13           government.
 
14      (b)  A legal owner or a registered owner of a damaged
 
15 vehicle shall not ship that vehicle interisland in this State for 
 
16 repair, disposal, or salvage unless the legal owner first
 
17 presents to the carrier the legal owner's current certificate of
 
18 registration showing that the person is the registered owner of
 
19 the vehicle or a car dealer's license.  For an unrecorded owner
 
20 pending a lawful transfer, a certificate of ownership signed by
 
21 the previous owner may be acceptable for a vehicle purchased
 
22 within thirty days of shipping.  [A registered owner of the
 
23 vehicle who is not the legal owner of the vehicle must present a
 

 
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 1 current certificate of registration and a written consent of the
 
 2 legal owner thereof to the transportation or a car dealer's
 
 3 license.]
 
 4      (c)  Any legal or registered owner who violates this section
 
 5 shall be fined not more than $100.
 
 6      (d)  This section shall not apply to licensed dealers who
 
 7 periodically ship in quantities of ten vehicles or more, or whose
 
 8 primary business is the auction of insurance salvage vehicles.
 
 9      SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
10 New statutory material is underscored.
 
11      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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13                       INTRODUCED BY:  ___________________________