HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2418
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-195, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending subsection (a) to read:

     "(a)  No person less than fifteen years of age shall drive a moped on a highway, street, roadway, or any other public property in the State.  No person [less than eighteen years of age] shall drive a moped unless the person wears a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap.  The safety helmet shall meet the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director."

     2.  By amending subsection (e) to read:

     "(e)  [Three-wheeled mopeds] Mopeds shall be insured for liability and property damage, [excluding] including personal injury protection."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2014.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Mopeds; Insurance; Helmets

Description:

Requires moped operators of all ages to wear a helmet and requires mopeds to be insured for personal injury protection.

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