Report Title:
Commercial Driver Licensing; Exemptions
Description:
Exempts law enforcement officers driving authorized emergency vehicles from commercial driver licensing provisions. (HB2158 HD2)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2158 |
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002 |
H.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 286-235.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§286-235.5 Persons exempt from license. The following persons shall be exempt from licensure under this part:
(1) Any active duty military personnel while operating a commercial motor vehicle in the service of the United States Department of Defense, provided that the driver has a current valid license or permit from the Department of Defense to drive the commercial motor vehicle; and
(2) Federal, state, and county firefighters, and law enforcement officers who drive federal, state, or county fire trucks[,] or authorized emergency vehicles; provided that they are trained by the federal, state, or county government. For purposes of this section, "authorized emergency vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in section 291C-1."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.