THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

444

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291E-61.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  For the purposes of this section:

"Convicted three or more times for offenses of operating a vehicle under the influence" means that, at the time of the behavior for which the person is charged under this section, the person had three or more times within ten years of the instant offense:

     (1)  A judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, for a violation of this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5;

     (2)  A judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, for an offense that is comparable to this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5; or

       (3)  An adjudication of a minor for a law or probation violation that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5;

that, at the time of the instant offense, had not been expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside.  All convictions that have been expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside prior to the instant offense shall not be deemed prior convictions for the purposes of proving the person's status as a habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

     [A person has the status of a "habitual] "Habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant" [if] means that the person:

     (1)  [has been] Was convicted three or more times within ten years of the instant offense, for offenses of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant[.]; or

     (2)  Was convicted within ten years of the instant offense, for habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant under this section, and the conviction was not expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside at the time of the instant offense."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Vehicle Operation; Habitual Intoxication

 

Description:

Expands definition of habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant to include persons with convictions within the last ten years of the offense for habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.  Effective July 1, 2013.

 

 

 

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