THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1129

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PARKED VEHICLES.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-112, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291C-112  Certain uses of parked vehicles prohibited between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; definition; exceptions.  (a)  No person shall use any vehicle for purposes of human habitation, whether or not the vehicle is designed or equipped for that purpose, while the vehicle is parked on any roadway, street, or highway or other public property between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or while the vehicle is parked on private property without authorization of the owner or occupant authorizing both the parking of the vehicle there and its use for purposes of human habitation.

     (b)  As used in this section, "purposes of human habitation" includes use as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place.

     (c)  This section does not apply to the parking of vehicles and their use for purposes of human habitation in parks, camps, and other recreational areas in compliance with law and applicable rules and regulations, or under emergency conditions in the interest of vehicular safety.

     [(d)  The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the administration of this section.]"

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST


 


 

Report Title:

Human Habitation in Parked Vehicles

 

Description:

Removes the Department of Health's authority to promulgate rules pertaining to people living in parked vehicles.

 

 

 

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