Report Title:
Pickup Trucks; Passenger Restrictions
Description:
Prohibits persons 17 years of age or younger from riding in the bed or load carrying area of a truck on an interstate highway.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2203 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) No operator of any pickup truck may operate the vehicle with any passenger twelve years of age or under, or with any passenger seventeen years of age or under if the pickup truck is on an interstate highway, in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle, unless one of the following applies:
(1) An emergency exists that threatens the life of the passenger being transported in the bed or load-carrying area of the vehicle; or
(2) The vehicle is being operated in parades, caravans, or exhibitions which are officially authorized or otherwise permitted by law."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2007.
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