Title 17, Motor And Other Vehicles

§287-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Administrator" means the chief of police of each county or the director of finance of each county and their authorized subordinates charged with the responsibility of administering this chapter; "Driver" means every person who is in a…

§287-10 Application to nonresidents and unlicensed drivers. In case the driver involved in an accident within the State has no license or permit, the driver shall not be allowed a license or permit until the driver has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same ex…

§287-11 Form and amount of security. The security required under this chapter shall be in such form and in such amount as the administrator may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in section 287-7 in reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond. The…

§287-12 Custody, disposition, and return of security. Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the administrator in the custody of the county treasurer or director of finance and shall be applicable only to the payment of a judgmen…

§287-14 Matters not to be evidence in civil court. Neither the report required by section 287-4, the action taken by the administrator pursuant to this chapter, the findings of the administrator upon which the action is based, nor the security filed as provided in this chapter sh…

§287-15 Report of nonpayment of judgments. Whenever any person fails within sixty days to satisfy any judgment upon the written request of the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney, the clerk of the court or the judge of a court which has no clerk in which any suc…

§287-16 Suspension for nonpayment of judgment; exceptions. The administrator, upon the receipt of a certified copy of the judgment shall forthwith suspend the license of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this section a…

§287-17 Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given. The license shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license be thereafter issued in the name of the person, including any such person not previously licensed, unless and until ever…

§287-18 Payment sufficient to satisfy requirements. Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied: (1) When $25,000 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of accidental harm sustained by…

§287-19 Installment payment of judgment; default. (a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudi…

§287-2 Administrator to administer chapter; appeal to circuit court. (a) The administrator shall administer and enforce this chapter and make rules and regulations consistent herewith and necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon request of any person a…

§287-20 Proof of financial responsibility required upon conviction of certain offenses. (a) Whenever a driver's license has been suspended or revoked: (1) Pursuant to section 291E-65 or part III of chapter 291E, except as provided in section 291E-41(f); (2) Upon a conviction of a…

§287-21 Alternate methods of giving proof. Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing: (1) A certificate of insurance as provided in …

§287-22 Certificate of insurance as proof. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the administrator the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in the State certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability…

[§287-22.1] Certificate of insurance as proof; mandatory, when. Any person required to show proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 287-20(a)(3) shall show proof by filing a certificate of insurance pursuant to section 287-22, or, if the person is a nonresident, sec…

§287-23 Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof. (a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not permanently registered in the State may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the administrator a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier au…

§287-24 Motor vehicle liability policy defined. A "motor vehicle liability policy" as used in this chapter means an owner's or a driver's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in section 287-22 or section 287-23 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, exc…

§287-25 Owner's policy requirements. An owner's policy of liability insurance: (1) Shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is thereby to be granted; (2) Shall insure the person named therein and any oth…

§287-26 Driver's policy requirements. A driver's policy of liability insurance shall insure the person named as insured therein against loss from the liability imposed upon the person by law for damages arising out of the use by the person of any motor vehicle not owned by the pe…

§287-27 Contents of motor vehicle liability policy. Every motor vehicle liability policy shall state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage afforded by the policy, the premium charged therefor, the policy period, and the limits of liability, and shall contain an …

§287-28 Liabilities which need not be covered. A motor vehicle liability policy need not insure any liability under chapter 386 relating to workers' compensation nor any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employmen…

§287-29 General provisions governing liability policies. Every motor vehicle liability policy shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein: (1) The liability of the insurance carrier with respect to the insurance required by this chapter shall …

§287-3 Furnishing of operating records. (a) The traffic, emergency period, and fireworks violations bureaus of the district courts, upon request, shall furnish any person a certified abstract of the bureaus' record, if any, of any person relating to all alleged moving violations …

§287-30 Excess coverage permitted. Any policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for a motor vehicle liability policy and the excess or additional coverag…

§287-31 Reimbursement of insurer; proration of insurance. Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance carrier for any payment the insurance carrier would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the policy except for thi…

§287-32 Combining policies and issuing binders to meet requirements. The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers which policies together meet such requirements. Any binder issued pending the issuance of …

§287-33 Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy. When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under section 287-22 or a policy under section 287-23, the insurance so certified shall not be canceled or terminated until at least ten day…

§287-34 Chapter not to affect other policies. (a) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this State, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are …

§287-35 Bond as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within the State, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within the State, and together having equit…

§287-36 Money or bonds as proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the administrator that the person named therein has deposited with the administrator $25,000 in cash or bonds. The administrator shall not accept any such deposit and iss…

§287-37 Owner may give proof for others. Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes a driver in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the administrator …

§287-38 Substitution of proof. The administrator shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the administrator shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of fina…

§287-39 Other proof may be required. Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the administrator shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall sus…

§287-4 Report required following accident. The driver of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this State in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including the driver, to an apparent extent…

§287-40 Duration of proof; when proof may be canceled or returned. (a) Upon request, the administrator shall consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, return to the person entitled thereto any money or bonds deposited pursuant to this chapter …

§287-41 Surrender of license on violation. Any person whose license has been suspended as herein provided, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, has been canceled or terminated, or who neglects to furnish other proof upon request of the administr…

§287-42 Self-insurers. (a) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the administrator as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The administrator may,…

§287-43 Assigned risk plans. The insurance commissioner may approve any reasonable plan for the equitable apportionment among insurance companies authorized to issue automobile liability policies in the State of applicants for such policies and for motor vehicle liability policie…

§287-44 Penalties. (a) Any person convicted of a violation of section 287-41 shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any person convicted of a violation of any other section in this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000. (b) The ad…

§287-45 Exceptions. This chapter, except for section 287-20 shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision thereof; nor, except for sections 287-4 and 287-37, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subjec…

§287-46 Chapter supplemental to traffic ordinances and motor vehicle laws. This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of any ordinance relating to traffic or motor vehicles, except as herein provided, or the state law relating thereto, but shall be construed as su…

§287-47 Other relief available. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action from obtaining relief upon process provided by any provision of law. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-125; HRS §287-47]

§287-48 Application of chapter to suspensions and revocations prior to January 1, 1950. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the administrators of the several counties may accept the prescribed proof of financial responsibility from any person whose license has b…

§287-5 Security required unless evidence of insurance. If twenty days after the receipt of a report of a motor vehicle accident within this State which has resulted in bodily injury or death or damage to property of any one person in excess of $3,000, the administrator does not h…

§287-6 Suspension of license. The administrator shall suspend the license or permit of each driver and the license of the registered owner of the motor vehicle in any manner involved in the accident and if the driver is a nonresident, any privilege of operating the motor vehicle …

§287-7 Exceptions. Sections 287-5 and 287-6 shall not apply under the conditions stated in section 287-8 nor: (1) To the driver or registered owner if the registered owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle i…