Report Title:
Motor Vehicle Alarm Systems; Prohibition
Description:
Prohibits audible motor vehicle alarm systems, effective 01/01/2010. Provides exception for authorized emergency vehicles.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291-24.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§291-24.6 Motor vehicle alarm systems[.];
violation. (a) "Motor vehicle alarm system" means any
device, whether or not it emits an audible sound, that is designed or
used for the detection of an unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, or for
alerting others to the commission of an unlawful act, or both[, and that
emits a sound when activated].
(b) If a motor vehicle alarm system installed
in a motor vehicle is activated and emits a sound [for more than five
continuous minutes,] for any period of time, the registered owner of
the motor vehicle shall be fined not more than $100; provided that after the
third violation within a five-year period, the fine shall be:
(1) $250 for the fourth violation;
(2) $375 for the fifth violation; and
(3) $500 for a sixth or subsequent violation.
This subsection shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
(c) Effective January 1, 2010:
(1) A motor vehicle alarm system may be installed in a motor vehicle in the State only if the alarm system does not emit an audible sound; and
(2) All motor vehicle alarm systems that emit an audible sound shall have been removed or disabled.
(d) The requirement that a motor vehicle alarm system must be inaudible shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles as defined in section 291C-1.
[(c)] (e) An offense under this
section shall be a violation for which a police officer shall issue a summons
or citation to the registered owner of the vehicle."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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