Title 17, Motor And Other Vehicles

§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]

[PART IA.] MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATION [§286-16] Powers and duties. The director of transportation shall prescribe uniform standards and procedures for motor vehicle inspection, driver licensing, and registration, including the form and content of records to be maintained for the re…

[§286-17] Enforcement. The director of transportation shall have such powers and duties of enforcement of statutes and of rules adopted by the director as are necessary to implement this part. The director may delegate the enforcement of this part to the county executive officers…

PART VIII. TRAFFIC RECORDS §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 necessa…

§286-172 Furnishing of information. (a) Subject to authorization granted by the chief justice with respect to the traffic records of the violations bureaus of the district courts and of the circuit courts, the director of transportation shall furnish information contained in the …

[§286-18] Rules. The director of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this part. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §8]

[PART IX. PUPIL TRANSPORTATION] §286-181 Pupil transportation safety. (a) As used in this section "school vehicle" means any publicly or privately owned motor vehicle used to transport pupils to and from a school, as defined in section 302A-901, school functions, or school-relate…

§286-2 Definitions. The following terms whenever used and referred to in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the context: "Aftermarket motorcycle frame" means a frame that is manufactured to replace the frame of a mot…

PART XI. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY LAW §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 vehicl…

§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 o…

§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 sh…

§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 informa…

[§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 …

§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…

[§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 al…

[§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…

[§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 ac…

[§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 n…

§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, traile…

§286-209 Safety inspection of motor carrier vehicles. (a) Motor carrier vehicles, including but not limited to trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers, or pole trailers, having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds, motor carrier vehicles having a …

PART II. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES AND MOPEDS §286-21 Vehicles and mopeds without required equipment or in unsafe condition. No person shall drive or cause to move on any highway any motor vehicle, moped, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, or any combination thereof, unless the …

§286-210 Operation of a motor carrier vehicle without a safety inspection decal. Whoever operates, permits the operation of, causes to be operated, or parks any motor carrier vehicle on a public highway without a current motor carrier vehicle safety inspection decal, issued under…

§286-211 Permits to operate official inspection stations. (a) The director shall issue permits for and furnish instructions and all forms to official inspection stations. The stations shall operate pursuant to standards established by the director. (b) Application for an official…

[§286-212] Suspension or revocation of permits. The director shall supervise and cause inspections to be made of official inspection stations and shall suspend or revoke and require the surrender of the permit issued to a station which the director finds is not properly conductin…

[§286-213] Improper representation as official inspection station. Any person who in any manner represents that the business operated at any location is an official inspection station without a permit issued by the director under section 286-211, or any person other than a person…

[§286-214] False certificates. Any person who makes, issues, or knowingly uses any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection, or any person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed upon any vehicle any certificate of inspection knowing the same to…

§286-215 Fees and charges. The director shall establish fair and reasonable fees for applications for approval of plans and specifications for construction or modification of a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles in Hawaii which will at any time be operated upon the highways…

[§286-216] Fines, fees and charges. All moneys collected under this part shall be paid into the state highway fund and shall be expended for the purpose of this part. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1]

[§286-217] Shipping container chassis; out-of-state registration; safety inspection; validity. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a shipping container chassis that holds a valid certificate of vehicle registration from another state and is used for transporting shipping…

§286-22 Inspection by officers of the police department. (a) The chief of police or any police officer of any county may, at any time when the chief of police or police officer has reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle or moped is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, r…

PART XII. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS §286-221 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Hazardous material" means a substance or material which has been determined by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing…

§286-222 General powers. (a) The department of transportation may regulate the transportation of hazardous materials by motor carrier in commerce. (b) The department shall annually adopt the hazardous material regulations established by the United States Department of Transportat…

§286-223 Scope. (a) The federal rules establish minimum standards and must be complied with when transporting a hazardous material by motor carrier in commerce. (b) Transport shall be deemed to include any operation incidental to the whole course of carriage by motor carrier from…

§286-224 Inspections. (a) Any shipment or transport of hazardous materials by motor vehicle in commerce of which vehicle placarding or a shipping paper or manifest is required by the hazardous materials regulations adopted by the State, is subject to inspection by persons appoint…

§286-225 Hazardous materials incident reporting. (a) Any employee of the motor carrier, the driver, handlers, and loaders, and any employees of state and county governments shall report hazardous materials incidents as follows: (1) Upon becoming aware of or observing the potentia…

§286-226 Routes. The intrastate shipment of explosives of any quantity that would require placarding of the transporting motor vehicle by the rules adopted pursuant to this part, shall not take place without first giving the police department and the fire department of the county…

[§286-227] Penalty. (a) Any person who violates this part or any rule adopted pursuant to this part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. An action to impose or collec…

§286-23 Responsibility for compliance. (a) Every owner or driver, upon receiving a citation as provided in section 286-22(b), shall comply therewith and shall within five days secure an official certificate of inspection or make the necessary corrections or repairs, or the driver…

PART XIII. COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING §286-231 Definitions. As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires: "Commercial driver's license downgrade" means: (1) Authorization to change a driver's self-certification pursuant to title 49 Code of Federal Regulations secti…

§286-232 Limitation on number of driver's licenses. No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §16; am L 1993, c 268, §3]

§286-233 Notification requirements. (a) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit issued by this State who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in…

§286-234 Employer responsibilities. (a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in section 286-233. (b) No employer shall knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle: (1) During any period in w…

§286-235 Commercial driver's license required. (a) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person holds a valid commercial driver's license and valid applicable endorsements and restrictions for the vehicle the person is driving, except when driving under a co…

§286-235.5 Persons exempt from licensure. The following persons shall be exempt from licensure under this part: (1) Individuals who operate commercial motor vehicles for military purposes. This exception is limited to active-duty military personnel, members of the military reserv…

§286-236 Commercial driver's license qualification standards. (a) No person shall be issued a commercial driver's license unless that person: (1) Meets the qualification standards of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, part 391, subparts B and E; (2) Has passed a knowledge and …

§286-238 Application for commercial driver's license [or commercial learner's permit]. (a) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall include the following with respect to the applicant: (1) Certifications including those required by ti…