Report Title:
State Harbors; Traffic Violations
Description:
Decriminalizes violations of statutes and rules governing traffic and parking in state harbors.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
3273 |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to traffic infractions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 200-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§200-14 Violation of rules;
penalty. (a) [Any] Except as provided in subsection (b), any
person who violates any rule adopted by the department under this part or who
violates this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or less than $50 for
each violation, and any vessel, the agents, owner, or crew of which violate the
rules of the department or this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
less than $50 for each violation; provided that in addition to or as a
condition to the suspension of the fines and penalties, the court may deprive
the offender of the privilege of operating or mooring any vessel in state
waters for a period of not more than thirty days.
(b) Any person who violates any rule adopted by the department under this part regulating vehicular parking or traffic movement shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter 291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein. A person found to have committed such a traffic infraction shall be fined not more than:
(1) $100 for a first violation;
(2) $200 for a second violation; and
(3) $500 for a third or subsequent violation.
[(b)] (c) Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a) establishing a fine of not more than $1,000 or
less than $50 for each violation, any person who violates any rule adopted by
the department relating to unauthorized discharge, dumping, or abandoning, in
any state boating facility or state waters, of any petroleum product, hazardous
material, or sewage in violation of the state water quality standards established
by the department of health, shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day
of violation, and any vessel, the agents, owner, or crew of which violate the
rules of the department shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each day of
violation."
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. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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