HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	115
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THAT MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS DISABLE AUDIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS.

     WHEREAS, motor vehicle alarm systems are used to detect unauthorized entry into motor vehicles or to alert others to the commission of unlawful acts; and

     WHEREAS, the proliferation of activated audible motor vehicle alarm systems has resulted in bystanders routinely ignoring the sound of alarms; and

     WHEREAS, many motor vehicle alarms are sensitive and unnecessarily activated by a gust of wind or a passing motor vehicle; and

     WHEREAS, multi-story parking lots are common in many high-density residential areas; and

     WHEREAS, many multi-story parking lots in high density residential areas are secured, thereby decreasing the need for audible motor vehicle alarm systems; and

     WHEREAS, the activation of a single audible motor vehicle alarm system can disturb and awaken hundreds of area residents; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the Senate concurring, that vehicle owners with audible motor vehicle alarms consider disabling the audible feature or resetting the sensitivity of their alarms so that the wind and the vibrations of passing vehicles do not activate the alarms; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the chief of police and Chairperson of the Council of each county.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Motor Vehicle Alarm Systems