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HI Rev Stat § 286-134 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-134 Employing unlicensed driver.

 §286-134 Employing unlicensed driver. No person shall employ as a driver of a certain category of motor vehicle any person who is not licensed under this part to operate that category of motor vehicle. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-134; am L 1970, c 164, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 286-135 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-135 Renting motor vehicle to another.

 §286-135 Renting motor vehicle to another. Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the license of the latter person, and the date and place when and where the license was issued. The record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or the examiner of drivers or the examiner's representative. [L 1937, c 234, §32; RL 1945, §7333; RL 1955, §160-65; HRS §286-135; am L 1970, c 164, §3; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 286-136 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-136 Penalty.

  §286-136 Penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who violates section 286-102, 286-122, 286-130, 286-131, 286-132, 286-133, or 286-134 shall be fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned no more than thirty days, or both. Any person who violates any other section in this part shall be fined no more than $1,000.  (b) Any person who is convicted of violating section 286-102, 286-122, 286-130, 286-131, 286-132, 286-133, or 286-134 shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500 and a maximum fine of $1,000, or imprisoned no more than one year, or both, if the person has two or more prior convictions for the same offense in the preceding five-year period.  (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a minor under the age of eighteen under the jurisdiction of the family court who is subject to this section shall either lose the right to drive a motor vehicle until the age of eighteen or be subject to a fine of $500.  (d) Any person subject to a fine under this section and who fails to timely pay the fine shall be given an opportunity to petition the court to demonstrate that the person's nonpayment or inability to pay is not wilful; provided that if the person petitions the court, the court shall make an individualized assessment of the person's ability to pay based upon the totality of the circumstances, including the person's disposable income, financial obligations, and liquid assets; provided further that if the court determines that the person's nonpayment or inability to pay is not wilful, the court may enter an order that allows additional time for payment; reduces the amount of each installment; revokes the fee or fine, or unpaid portion thereof, in whole or in part; or converts any outstanding fine to community service. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-136; am L 1993, c 214, §7; am L 1996, c 169, §3; am L 2003, c 69, §5; am L 2021, c 81, §1] Case Notes  Under subsection (b) (1996), it is the date the defendant committed the current offense for which he or she is being prosecuted that is used to determine whether the defendant has two or more prior convictions for the same offense in the preceding five-year period. 118 H. 259 (App.), 188 P.3d 773 (2008).
HI Rev Stat § 286-137 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-137 District courts to keep records.

 §286-137 District courts to keep records. The district court of each circuit shall keep, maintain, and control or shall otherwise provide for the keeping, maintaining, and controlling of proper and accurate records of each conviction or bail forfeiture or any other disposition of each violation of licensee coming within this part. The district court of each circuit shall also establish procedures for the accounting, control, and disposition of each traffic citation, notice, or summons used or issued, whether the use or issuance of the same is authorized by the court or by any other governmental agency under applicable laws or ordinances, which may include the keeping of an accurate citation, notice, or summons control ledger or form in a numerical, chronological, or other accountable manner. [L 1961, c 113, pt of §1; Supp, §160-71; HRS §286-137; am L 1970, c 188, §39; am L 1997, c 153, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 286-138 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-138 Prohibiting "fixing" of tickets and providing penalties therefor; nolle prosequi by prosecuting attorney only by motion and approval of court.

  §286-138 Prohibiting "fixing" of tickets and providing penalties therefor; nolle prosequi by prosecuting attorney only by motion and approval of court. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including any government official or employee of the State or county, to "fix", "void", change, modify, adjust, tamper with, or otherwise dispose of any traffic citation, notice, or summons. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the powers of the judges of the several courts in the exercise of their judicial functions. Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates this subsection shall be guilty of a class C felony; except that the person shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000. Any government official or employee of this State or any county who violates this subsection shall be summarily discharged from the official's or employee's office or employment.  (b) No nolle prosequi shall be entered in any case involving a violation of the traffic laws or ordinances of the State or of the several counties and no case or any charge arising therefrom shall be stricken, amended, or reduced, except by consent of the court upon motion of the prosecuting attorney stating the reasons therefor. The court may deny the motion if it deems the reasons insufficient. [L 1961, c 113, pt of §1; Supp, §160-72; HRS §286-138; am L 1970, c 188, §39; gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 214, §8; am L 1997, c 153, §3] Case Notes  Discharge of public employee from employment was valid. 71 H. 419, 794 P.2d 1115 (1990).
HI Rev Stat § 286-139 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-139 Preferred insurance rate.

 §286-139 Preferred insurance rate. Insurers may provide preferential insurance rates to those persons who have favorable records to their credit. [L 1961, c 113, §2; Supp, §160-73; HRS §286-139]
HI Rev Stat § 286-140 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-140 REPEALED.

 §286-140 REPEALED. L 1975, c 113, §13.
HI Rev Stat § 286-171 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-171 Statewide traffic records system.

  §286-171 Statewide traffic records system. (a) There is established a statewide traffic records system. The state director of transportation shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the system and for this purpose shall adopt necessary rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 91.  (b) The statewide traffic records system shall include all traffic records of the violation bureaus of the district courts, the circuit courts, the police departments, the county [directors of finance], the department of health, and the department of education and all dispositions pertaining to administrative license revocation proceedings conducted by the administrative director of the courts. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-171; am L 1968, c 48, §2(e); am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; am L Sp 1991, c 1, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 286-191 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-191 REPEALED.

  §286-191 REPEALED. L 1989, c 185, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 286-201 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-201 Definitions.

  §286-201 Definitions. As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires:  "Director" means the director of transportation.  "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle. When there is no value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle, the value shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the director.  "Motor carrier" as used in this part means any person who owns a motor vehicle used in, or engages in the transportation of persons or property by motor vehicle on the public highways in the furtherance of any commercial, industrial, or educational enterprise.  "Motor carrier vehicle" means any motor vehicle or vehicle, including integrally mounted equipment and specially constructed motorized equipment, used by a motor carrier to transport passengers or property on the public highways. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 119, §2; am L 1980, c 27, §2 and c 232, §13] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted and definitions rearranged pursuant to §23G-15. Cross References  Motor carrier law, see chapter 271.
HI Rev Stat § 286-202 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-202 General duties and powers of the director.

 §286-202 General duties and powers of the director. The general duties and powers of the director shall be:  (1) To establish rules promoting the safety of operations, motor vehicle and equipment of motor carriers; provided that the maximum hours of service to be performed by an operator of a motor carrier vehicle shall be determined by the director based on conditions existing in the State or in particular sections of the State and shall be compatible with those prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.  (2) To coordinate the various motor carrier safety programs in the State including the formulation of statewide standards as necessary.  (3) To develop and implement, on a priority basis, a recordkeeping and information system for the motor carrier safety program.  (4) To develop standards relating to the qualification of motor carrier vehicle drivers.  (5) To establish standards for continuous driver training and periodic evaluation of the driver performance of motor carrier vehicle drivers.  (6) To establish standards for motor carrier vehicle safety inspection, motor carrier vehicle inspection stations, and motor carrier vehicle inspection personnel.  (7) To revise and update the standards relating to motor carrier vehicle maintenance and establish a system for the enforcement of such standards.  (8) To develop the standards for size and weight of vehicles, including motor carrier vehicles, pursuant to chapter 291.  (9) To establish standards for the issuance of special permits to carry oversized and overweight loads on the highway.  (10) To establish standards for the transportation of hazardous materials on the highways.  (11) To develop comprehensive rules governing the modification of motor carrier vehicles which will at any time be operated upon the highway.  (12) To review and approve all plans and specifications for construction in the State or modification of motor carrier vehicles which will at any time be operated upon the highway.  (13) To adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this part.  (14) To investigate all motor carrier vehicle accidents under this part resulting in death of a human being or other accidents as the director determines necessary to advance the motor carrier safety program. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 320, §6; am L 1990, c 342, §16]
HI Rev Stat § 286-202.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-202.5 Driver improvement program.

  §286-202.5 Driver improvement program. (a) Every employer who employs a commercial motor vehicle driver who drives a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of ten thousand pounds shall provide for every such driver a driver improvement program. This program shall provide a system for continuous driver evaluation and annual driver safety courses approved by the director. For drivers with five years of continuous employment with one employer, this requirement shall be at least once every two years. Every job placement center through which a driver who drives a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of ten thousand pounds is employed on a casual or sporadic basis, and not as a regularly employed driver for any one employer, shall be responsible for providing the driver improvement program for all its drivers, who drive a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of ten thousand pounds. For purposes of this subsection only, "job placement center" means any place where persons may register for purposes of employment, and the dispatching of those persons to various jobs as they become available. Any employer or job placement center that violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $500.  (b) Every regularly or casually employed driver of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of ten thousand pounds shall attend the driver improvement program provided by the driver's employer or job placement center. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this subsection, including but not limited to rules governing attendance. Any driver who does not fulfill the appropriate driver improvement attendance requirement shall be fined not more than $100.  (c) The counties may furnish real property, facilities on that property, and other equipment in furtherance of this section. A county may allow the use of that property or other county property to a third party examiner who has entered into an agreement with the county on terms that it deems proper and reasonable. [L 1989, c 320, §1; am L 1990, c 342, §2; am L 1999, c 46, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 286-202.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-202.6 Marking of motor carrier vehicles.

  §286-202.6 Marking of motor carrier vehicles. (a) In addition to the requirements in title 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 390.21, every motor carrier vehicle shall be marked as specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d).  (b) The marking shall display the following information:  (1) The name or trade name of the motor carrier or company operating the motor carrier vehicle;  (2) If the name of any person other than the operating motor carrier or company appears on the motor carrier vehicle, the information required by paragraph (1) shall be displayed and preceded by the words "operated by";  (3) The gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination weight rating; and  (4) Other identifying information may be displayed on the motor carrier vehicle if it is not inconsistent with the information required by this subsection.  (c) The marking shall:  (1) Appear on both sides of the motor carrier vehicle;  (2) Be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the background on which the letters are placed;  (3) Be readily legible during daylight hours, from a distance of fifty feet (15.24 meters) while the motor carrier vehicle is stationary; and  (4) Be kept and maintained in a manner that retains the legibility required by paragraph (3).  (d) The marking may be painted or permanently affixed on the motor carrier vehicle.  (e) A motor carrier or company operating a motor carrier vehicle under a rental agreement having a term in excess of thirty calendar days shall meet the requirements of this section. [L 1997, c 119, §2; am L 2005, c 28, §1; am L 2014, c 142, §2; am L 2018, c 18, §16]
HI Rev Stat § 286-202.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-202.8 Mudguards; protective devices.

  §286-202.8 Mudguards; protective devices. (a) A commercial motor vehicle shall not be operated on the public highways unless the vehicle is equipped with fenders, covers, or other devices, including flaps or splash aprons, to minimize the spray or splash of water or mud to the rear of the vehicle.  (b) Violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of $50, notwithstanding section 286-206. [L 2005, c 134, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 286-203 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-203 Enforcement.

  §286-203 Enforcement. For purposes of the enforcement of this part, the director of transportation shall have any powers of enforcement as may be necessary to implement this part. The director may delegate the enforcement of this part to county executive officers. For the purpose of the safety, welfare, and health of the general public, and the safe transportation of hazardous materials and waste on any public highway, and the enforcement of this part and of all rules adopted pursuant to this part, the director, persons appointed by the director, and the county executive officers to whom powers of enforcement are delegated may:  (1) Inspect lands, buildings, freight, and equipment of motor carriers;  (2) Stop and inspect freight and equipment of motor carriers and the military on any public highway; and  (3) Inspect shipping papers and hazardous waste manifests of motor carriers and persons subject to this part. Every state and county officer charged with enforcement of laws and ordinances shall assist in the enforcement of this part and of all rules adopted pursuant to this part and issue citations for violations as appropriate. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 299, §1; am L 2020, c 70, §31] Cross References  Transportation of hazardous materials, see § §286-221 to 286-227.
HI Rev Stat § 286-204 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-204 Accounts, records, and reports.

  §286-204 Accounts, records, and reports. (a) The director may require annual, periodic, or special reports from all motor carriers, prescribe the manner and form in which the reports shall be made, and require from the carriers specific and full, true, and correct answers to all questions which the director may deem necessary for the safety regulation of motor carrier vehicles.  (b) The director may prescribe the forms of any and all records and memoranda to be maintained by motor carriers as related to safety of motor carrier operations. The director or the director's duly authorized representative shall at all reasonable times and places have access to and authority, under the director's or representative's order, to inspect and examine any and all equipment of motor carriers and shall have authority to inspect and copy any and all books, records, memoranda, and other documents as are related to the safety of motor carrier operations.  (c) Each motor carrier operating vehicles in the State shall keep all records and reports required by this section at an office or place of business located within the State. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 286-204.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-204.5 Vehicle identification card.

  §286-204.5 Vehicle identification card. (a) A motor carrier shall file with the director a form prescribed by the director containing a description of the commercial motor vehicle registered to the motor carrier. There shall be one form per vehicle. The form shall be filed when:  (1) The original application for a safety clearance is filed with the director;  (2) A new commercial motor vehicle is placed in service;  (3) A commercial motor vehicle is withdrawn from service; and  (4) New state license plates are issued for a commercial motor vehicle; provided that the form shall be filed not more than five days, including weekends and holidays, after the issuance of the plates.  (b) Upon the filing under subsection (a), the director shall issue a motor vehicle identification card for that commercial motor vehicle. The card shall contain information sufficient to identify the owner of the vehicle and other information deemed necessary by the director.  (c) A motor carrier shall inform the director, by filing a form prescribed by the director, of when a commercial motor vehicle registered to the motor carrier is disposed of, transferred, sold, or otherwise taken out of service by that carrier. The motor carrier shall surrender the vehicle identification card to the director with the filing of the form by affixing the card thereto. [L 2005, c 134, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 286-205 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-205 Reports as evidence.

  §286-205 Reports as evidence. Any report by any motor carrier of any accident occurring in the course of its operation, made pursuant to any requirement of the director or any other lawful authority, and any report by the director or any police department of any such vehicle accident, may be admitted as evidence in any suit or action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in the report or investigation. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 286-206 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-206 Penalty.

  §286-206 Penalty. Unless indicated otherwise, any motor carrier or any agent, employee, or representative thereof, who wilfully and knowingly fails, neglects or refuses to perform any act required by this part or by rules adopted by the director under this part shall be fined not more than $2,000 for each separate offense. Each date of violation shall constitute a separate offense. An action to impose or collect the penalty provided in this section shall be considered a civil action. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 286-207 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|286. Highway Safety|286-207 Exemptions, certain vehicles.

 §286-207 Exemptions, certain vehicles. This part shall not apply to the following vehicles, if such vehicles are in compliance with safety ordinances and rules of the county in which they operate and other applicable state safety laws and rules:  (1) Trucks, truck-trailers, trailers, or other nonpassenger carrying equipment having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, except vehicles used in transporting material found by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. section 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under 49 C.F.R., subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C;  (2) Taxicabs as described in section 271-5(3)(B);  (3) Passenger carrying vehicles used by employees solely for their own transportation to, from, and during work;  (4) Passenger carrying vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less used in car or van pools to transport less than sixteen individuals for the movement of passengers to and from work;  (5) A passenger carrying vehicle used for the transportation, without compensation, of persons for personal, recreational, or entertainment purposes;  (6) A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used solely for the transportation, without compensation, of the vehicle owner, the vehicle owner's family or guests; and  (7) A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used for the transportation, without compensation, of persons for the furtherance of their physical or mental rehabilitation or for social welfare activities. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 119, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 2010, c 14, §1; am L 2014, c 142, §3]