HB1754.DOC

SECTION 1. Section 287-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) Whenever a driver's license has been suspended or revoked:

(1) Pursuant to section 291E-65 or part III of chapter 291E, except as provided in section 291E-41(f);

(2) Upon a conviction of any offense pursuant to law; or

(3) In the case of minors, pursuant to part V of chapter 571,

the license shall not at any time thereafter be issued to the person whose license has been suspended or revoked, nor shall the person thereafter operate a motor vehicle, unless and until the person has furnished and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility; provided that this section shall not apply to a license suspended pursuant to section 291E-61(b)(1) or (b)(2) or section 291E-64(b)(1), any conviction of a moving violation, any administrative license suspension pursuant to chapter 291A, or the first conviction within a five-year period for driving without a valid motor vehicle insurance policy.

This subsection shall not apply to a suspension or revocation of a license under section 291C-105 or to a provisional license under section 286-102.6(d)."

SECTION 2. Section 291C-105, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§291C-105 Excessive speeding. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding:

(1) The applicable state or county speed limit by thirty miles per hour or more; or

(2) Eighty miles per hour or more irrespective of the applicable state or county speed limit.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "the applicable state or county speed limit" means:

(1) The maximum speed limit established by county ordinance;

(2) The maximum speed limit established by official signs placed by the director of transportation on highways under the director's jurisdiction; or

(3) The maximum speed limit established pursuant to section 291C-104 by the director of transportation or the counties for school zones and construction areas in their respective jurisdictions.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced as follows without the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence:

(1) For a first offense not preceded by a prior conviction for an offense under this section in the preceding five years:

(A) A fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000;

(B) Thirty-day prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle during the suspension period, or the court may impose, in lieu of the thirty-day prompt suspension of license, a minimum fifteen-day prompt suspension of license with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle and, for the remainder of the thirty-day period, a restriction on the license that allows the person to drive for limited work-related purposes;

(D) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

(E) May be charged a surcharge of up to $100 to be deposited into the trauma system special fund if the court so orders;

(F) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and

(G) Either one of the following:

(i) Thirty-six hours of community service work; or

(ii) Not less than forty-eight hours and not more than five days of imprisonment;

(2) For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for an offense under this section, by:

(A) A fine of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000;

(B) Prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of thirty days with an absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period;

(D) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

(E) May be charged a surcharge of up to $100 to be deposited into the trauma system special fund if the court so orders;

(F) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and

(G) Either one of the following:

(i) Not less than one hundred twenty hours of community service work; or

(ii) Not less than five days but not more than fourteen days of imprisonment of which at least forty-eight hours shall be served consecutively; and

(3) For an offense that occurs within five years of two prior convictions for offenses under this section, by:

(A) A fine of $1,000;

(B) Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of not less than ninety days but not more than one year;

(D) No fewer than ten days but no more than thirty days of imprisonment of which at least forty-eight hours shall be served consecutively;

(E) A surcharge of $25 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

(F) May be charged a surcharge of up to $100 to be deposited into the trauma system special fund if the court so orders; and

(G) An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3.

(d) The requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 287-20 shall not apply to a sentence imposed under this section."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1754
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII