§286-104 What persons shall not be licensed.
The examiner of drivers shall not issue any license hereunder:(1) To any person whose license has been suspended by a court of competent jurisdiction during the suspension period; nor to any person whose license has been revoked until the expiration of one year after the date of the revocation, or until the expiration of the period of revocation specified by law, whichever is greater; nor to any person who, while unlicensed, has within two years been convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or, prior to January 1, 2002, of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
(2) To any person who is required by this part to take an examination, unless such person has successfully passed the examination;
(3) To any person who is required under the motor vehicle financial responsibility laws of this State to deposit proof of financial responsibility and who has not deposited such proof;
(4) To any person when the examiner of drivers has good cause to believe that such person by reason of physical or mental disability would not be able to operate a motor vehicle with safety upon the highways;
(5) To any person who is under eighteen years of age; provided that a person who is fifteen years and six months of age may be granted an instruction permit; and provided further that a person who is sixteen to seventeen years of age may be granted a license upon satisfying the requirements of sections 286-108 and 286-109, which license shall be valid for four years and may be suspended or revoked by a judge having jurisdiction over the holder of the license. Upon revocation of the license, the person shall not be eligible to operate a motor vehicle on the highway until the person is eighteen years of age and has again satisfied the requirements of sections 286-108 and 286-109; or
(6) To any person who is not in compliance with section 286-102.5.
Any person denied a license under this or any other section of this part shall have a right of appeal as provided in section 286-129. [L 1937, c 234, §4; am L 1943, c 121, §1; RL 1945, §7304; am L 1947, c 38, §1; RL 1955, §160-34; am L 1967, c 214, §8; HRS §286-104; am L 1970, c 164, §3 and c 188, §39; am L 1980, c 54, §1; am L 1985, c 258, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 34, §15; am L 1996, c 36, §1; am L 1997, c 153, §1 and c 330, §2; am L 1999, c 175, §1; am L 2001, c 86, §3 and c 157, §6; am L 2002, c 16, §13]