Report Title:

Traffic Abstract; Expungement of Violations

Description:

Requires district court to delete from a driver's traffic abstract any violation which the driver is found not to have committed.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1070
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to traffic infractions.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 286-137, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§286-137  District courts to keep records. (a)  The district court of each circuit shall keep, maintain, and control or shall otherwise provide for the keeping, maintaining, and controlling of proper and accurate records of each conviction or bail forfeiture or any other disposition of each violation [of] by a licensee coming within this part.  The district court shall delete from the licensee's record any reference to a violation that the licensee has been found by the court not to have committed.

(b)  The district court of each circuit shall also establish procedures for the accounting, control, and disposition of each traffic citation, notice, or summons used or issued, whether the use or issuance of the same is authorized by the court or by any other governmental agency under applicable laws or ordinances, which may include the keeping of an accurate citation, notice, or summons control ledger or form in a numerical, chronological, or other accountable manner."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured before its effective date but shall apply to proceedings that were begun before its effective date but not concluded until after 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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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 on October 1, 2009.

INTRODUCED BY:

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