§286‑106  Expiration of licenses.  [Repeal and reenactment on January 9, 2011.  L 2005, c 72, §15.]  Every driver's license issued under this part, except for a provisional license issued under section 286‑102.6 which shall expire on the date of the provisional licensee's nineteenth birthday, whether an original issuance or a renewal, shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring not less than six years after the date of the issuance of the license, unless sooner revoked or suspended; provided that the license shall expire two years after the date of the issuance of the license if at that time the licensee:

     (1)  Is seventy-two years of age or older; or

     (2)  Exhibits a physical condition or conditions that the examiner of drivers reasonably believes has impaired the driver's ability to drive, unless the licensee:

         (A)  Obtains a certificate from a licensed physician that the licensee's physical condition or conditions do not impair the licensee's ability to drive; or

         (B)  Is able to correct the physical impairment, or is able to drive safely by using a vehicle adapted to overcome the physical impairment to the satisfaction of the examiner of drivers. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-106; am L 1970, c 164, §1(2) and §3; am L 1974, c 97, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 296, §1; am L 1997, c 60, §1 and c 330, §3; am L 2005, c 72, §4]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Driving into the Sunset:  A Proposal for Mandatory Reporting to the DMV by Physicians Treating Unsafe Elderly Drivers.  25 UH L. Rev. 59.