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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
S.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide the director of transportation greater authority over the motor vehicle inspection program so that the cost to a vehicle owner for an inspection, the fees collected from inspection stations, and the administration of the program can be changed by amending administrative rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. There is a need to upgrade the methods and procedures of state motor vehicle inspections, because the current system is inefficient in that legislation needs to be passed every time an inspection fee is amended.
This Act also clarifies the expiration date of the inspection certificate and the expiration date of a vehicle's insurance.
SECTION 2. Section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) Upon application for a certificate
of inspection to be issued for a vehicle or moped, an inspection as prescribed
by the director under subsection (g) shall be conducted on the vehicle or moped,
and if the vehicle or moped is found to be in [a safe operating condition,]
compliance with the inspection requirements, a certificate of inspection
shall be issued upon payment of a fee to be determined by the director. The
certificate shall state [the] its effective date, [the
termination] its expiration date, the name of the [issuing] vehicle's
insurance carrier, the policy expiration date, and the policy number of the
motor vehicle insurance identification card for the inspected motor vehicle as
specified by section 431:10C-107 or as determined from a certificate of
self-insurance issued by the state insurance commissioner as specified by
section 431:10C-604, or state the information contained in the proof of
insurance card as specified by section 431:10G-106. [A] An
inspection sticker, authorized by the director, shall be affixed to the
vehicle or moped at the time a certificate of inspection is issued. An
inspection sticker which has been lost, stolen, or destroyed shall be replaced
without reinspection by the inspection station that issued the original
inspection sticker upon presentation of the [vehicle's] current
certificate of inspection; provided that the current certificate of inspection
and inspection sticker shall not have expired at the time the replacement is
requested. The director shall adopt rules to determine the fee for replacement
of lost, stolen, or destroyed inspection stickers."
SECTION 3. Section 286-209, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows:
"(b)
The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the administration
and enforcement of motor carrier vehicle safety inspections, including
the maximum inspection fee to vehicle owners, fees collected from the stations,
the issuance of certificates of safety inspection, the affixing of motor
carrier vehicle safety inspection [decals,] stickers, and the
acceptance of certificates of safety inspection issued in other jurisdictions.
(c) The director shall collect a fee of $1.50
for each motor carrier vehicle safety inspection [decal] sticker
issued by motor carrier vehicle inspection stations[.], until fees
established by administrative rule are adopted pursuant to subsection (b), at
which time the fees adopted by administrative rule shall apply. All moneys
[collected] received by the department of transportation under this
section shall be [paid] deposited into the state highway
fund.
(d) A fee of no more than $12 shall be charged
by a motor carrier inspection station for each safety inspection performed[.],
until such fee is established by administrative rule adopted pursuant to
subsection (b), at which time the fee adopted by administrative rule shall
apply."
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Highway; Safety; Motor Vehicle Inspections; Motor Carrier Vehicle Inspections
Description:
Expands the authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor vehicle and motor carrier vehicle inspections in the State. Upgrades the methods and procedures of state motor vehicle inspections. Clarifies the distinction between the inspection certificate expiration data and the vehicle's insurance expiration date. (SD2)
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