Title 17, Motor And Other Vehicles

[PART I. VEHICLES ABANDONED ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY GENERALLY] §290-1 Disposition by counties of certain abandoned vehicles. (a) The counties shall cause vehicles that have been abandoned to be taken into custody within ten business days of abandonment. For the purposes of…

[§290-10] Disposition of unclaimed vehicle. Whenever a county ordinance authorizes the police or other agency designated by the mayor of the county to remove and store vehicles, a vehicle removed and stored under authority of such ordinance may be deemed to have been abandoned fo…

§290-11 Vehicles left unattended on private and public property; sale or disposition of abandoned vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any vehicle left unattended on private or public property without authorization of the owner or occupant of the pro…

§290-12 Leaving abandoned or derelict vehicles. The registered owner of an abandoned vehicle, as defined in section 290-1, or a derelict vehicle, as defined in section 290-8, found on any roadway, alley, street, way, lane, trail, bridge, or highway or other public property or on …

[§290-13] Abandoned vehicles; prohibition on transfer; suspension, revocation, or prohibition of renewal of driver's license; notification. (a) The county director of finance shall deny issuance of a certificate of registration, in accordance with section 286-51, and prohibit com…

§290-2 Notice to owner. (a) Upon taking custody of any abandoned vehicle, a written notice shall immediately be sent by registered or certified mail to the legal and registered owner of the vehicle at the address on record at the vehicle licensing division. The notice shall conta…

PART II. VEHICLES ABANDONED ON BUSINESS PREMISES OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR BUSINESS [§290-21] Disposition of vehicles by persons in motor [vehicle] repair business. When any person abandons a motor vehicle upon the premises of a motor vehicle repair business, the…

[§290-22] When vehicle deemed abandoned. A motor vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

[§290-23] Sale or disposition of vehicle. When a vehicle is abandoned, the owner of the vehicle repair business, or the owner's authorized representative, after one public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the State, may negotiate a sale of the vehicle or dis…

[§290-24] Disposition of proceeds. The authorized seller of the vehicle shall be entitled to the proceeds of the sale to the extent that compensation is due the authorized seller for services rendered in respect of the vehicle, including reasonable and customary charges for towin…

[§290-25] Effect of transfer of title. The transfer of title and interest by sale under this part is a transfer by operation of law; provided that if the certificate of ownership or registration is unavailable, a bill of sale executed by an authorized seller is satisfactory evide…

§290-3 Public auction. If the vehicle is not repossessed within the time limits provided in section 290-2, the vehicle may be disposed of by public auction, through oral tenders, or by sealed bids, after public advertisement has been made once in a newspaper of general circulatio…

§290-4 Repossession by person entitled. Any person entitled to the vehicle may repossess the same prior to the date of public auction upon payment of all towing, handling, storage, appraisal, advertising, and any other expenses incurred in connection with the vehicle. If the pers…

[PART III. GENERAL PROVISIONS] §290-41 Notice to police department. Before a vehicle is towed by any business engaged in towing vehicles, the owner of the towing business or the owner's designated representative shall notify the police department of the county by telephone to det…

[§290-42] Disposition of license plates. Whoever shall abandon a vehicle, or having attained custody of an abandoned vehicle, disposes of, or conveys it as junk shall remove and transmit any license plates on such vehicle to the county agency charged with carrying out the functio…

§290-45 Penalties. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule adopted by the director of finance under authority of this chapter, for the violation of which no penalty is provided by law, shall be fined not less than $150 nor more than $500. [L 1982…

[§290-46] Abandoned vehicles; repeat offender; penalty. A person who is the registered owner of a vehicle that was deemed abandoned or derelict pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine for each vehicle as follows:

§290-5 Waiver of public auction requirements. The requirements of public auction may be waived when the value of any vehicle is less than $1,000 as determined by the director of finance or authorized representative or the vehicle is: In that event, the vehicle, after public adver…

§290-6 Effect of transfer of title. The transfer of title and interest by sale hereunder shall be considered a transfer by operation of law and shall be governed by provisions applicable thereto; provided that in the event the certificate of ownership or registration is unavailab…

§290-7 Disposition of proceeds. All proceeds from the sale of vehicles shall be deposited into the general fund of the county. The legal or registered owner is entitled to recover the excess of the proceeds from the sale over expenses, if the claim is filed with the county within…

§290‑8 Derelict vehicle. A vehicle shall be deemed a derelict vehicle by the administrative head of the county agency designated to carry out section 290-1, or by the executive director or a representative of the executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority in the ca…

[§290-9] Disposition of derelict vehicle. A derelict vehicle may be immediately disposed of or sold as junk without having to comply with the requirements of section 290-2 and 290-5. [L 1971, c 28, pt of §1]