THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1416
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

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

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that new cars sold within the State of Hawaii are covered under warranties lasting three years or thirty-six thousand miles.  The legislature further finds that because Hawaii drivers do not typically exceed thirty-six thousand miles within three years of purchasing a new car, requiring drivers to obtain a certificate of inspection within two years of purchasing a new car imposes an undue burden on new car drivers and is not in the best interest of the State.

     The purpose of this Act is to extend the period in which an owner of a new car is exempted from obtaining a certificate of inspection from two years to three years from the date of purchase.

     SECTION 2.  Section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  All other vehicles, including motorcycles, trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers having a gross vehicle weight rating of [10,000] ten thousand pounds or less, and antique motor vehicles as defined in section 249-1, except those in subsections (c) and (d), shall be certified as provided in subsection (e) every twelve months; provided that any vehicle to which this subsection applies shall not require inspection within [two] three years of the date on which the vehicle was first sold."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2013.

Report Title:

Highway Safety; Certificates of Inspection

Description:

Extends the period in which an owner of a new car is exempted from obtaining a certificate of inspection from two years to three years from the date of purchase.  Effective January 1, 2013.  (SB1416 HD1)

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