STAND. COM. REP. 3127

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1770

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1770, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide for graduated fines for repeated violations of the motor vehicle alarm systems law.

This measure increases the fine after the third violation to $250 for the fourth, $375 for the fifth, and $500 for a sixth or subsequent violation. This measure also amends section 291-24.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to specify that offenses are deemed violations which require the issuance of a summons or citation to the registered owner.

The measure also provides that a driver who operates a vehicle at a speed exceeding ninety miles per hour may have the person's license revoked for up to five years.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, and two individuals.

This measure is intended to address the frequently occurring incidences of car alarms that activate repeatedly for one reason or another, and continue to sound for more than five minutes. These prolonged alarms are loud, unnecessary, and annoying to the general public.

Your Committee has amended this measure to change the effective date to July 1, 2010, in the interests of continuing the discussions on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1770, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1770, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair