Report Title:

Traffic Abstract; Expungement of Violations

 

Description:

Requires the traffic violations bureau of the district court to delete from a driver's traffic abstract any violation which the driver is found not to have committed.  (HB57 HD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

57

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 287-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The traffic violations bureaus of the district courts, upon request, shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the bureaus' record, if any, of any person relating to [all alleged] convictions or civil judgments for moving violations [and any convictions resulting therefrom,] arising from the operation of a motor vehicle and any administrative license revocation pursuant to chapter 291E, part III and chapter 286, part XIV, as it was in effect on or before December 31, 2001.  The traffic violations bureaus may collect a fee, not to exceed $7, of which $5 shall be deposited into the general fund and $2 shall be deposited into the judiciary computer system special fund."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured before its effective date but shall apply to proceedings that were begun before its effective date but not concluded until after its effective date.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2009.