REPORT TITLE:
Aggressive Driving


DESCRIPTION:
Clarifies that reckless driving of a vehicle or riding of an
animal occurs when the operator of the vehicle or rider of an
animal drives or rides in reckless disregard of the safety of
others, the person, or property.  (SB1390 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 291-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§291-2  Reckless driving of a vehicle or riding of
 
 4 [animals;] an animal; penalty.  Whoever operates any vehicle or
 
 5 rides any animal recklessly in disregard of the safety of other
 
 6 persons, the person's self, or property is guilty of reckless
 
 7 driving of a vehicle or reckless riding of an animal, as
 
 8 appropriate, and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
 
 9 imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both."
 
10      SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
11 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
12 begun, before its effective date.
 
13      SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
14      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.