HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1481

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 286-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§286-61  Penalty.  Any person who violates sections 286-41, 286-42, 286-44.5 to 286-56.5, and 286-58 to 286-60 shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $1,000; provided that any corporate owner of a motor vehicle who fails to register a motor vehicle as required by section 286-41(a) following a transfer of the vehicle between counties shall be fined $1,000 for each violation.  Any person who violates section 286-43, 286-44, or 286-57 shall be fined not less than $5 and not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  In addition to any penalties prescribed above, any person who violates section 286-41(a) or 286-47(3)(A) shall be fined an amount equivalent to any unpaid annual fees or taxes required under sections 249-2 and 249-31 for the previous five years; provided that this fine shall be paid to the county in which the violation occurred."
     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.   SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Motor Vehicle Registration; Penalties

 

Description:

Provides increase penalties for the failure to register a motor vehicle or failure to keep a certificate of registration in a motor vehicle. Maintains additional fines within the county in which the violation occurred.

 

 

 

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