CHAPTER 291

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

 

        Part I.  Operation

Section

     291-1 Definitions

     291-2 Reckless driving of vehicle or riding of animals;

           penalty

     291-3 Repealed

   291-3.1 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while

           operating motor vehicle or moped

   291-3.2 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a

           passenger in a motor vehicle

   291-3.3 Storage of opened container containing intoxicating

           liquor or consumption at scenic lookout

   291-3.4 Exceptions; consumption or possession of intoxicating

           liquor while a passenger in a motor vehicle, storage

           of opened container containing intoxicating liquor

     291-4 to 4.5 Repealed

   291-4.6 Driving after license suspended or denied for

           noncompliance with an order of support; penalties

     291-5 to 7 Repealed

     291-8 Freight on motor cars; projection of, prohibited

     291-9 Freight; on running board

    291-10 Penalty

    291-11 Riders and passengers under seven years of age on

           motorcycles and motor scooters prohibited; penalty

  291-11.5 Child passenger restraints

  291-11.6 Mandatory use of seat belts, when, penalty

    291-12 Inattention to driving

    291-13 Traffic laws apply to persons driving mopeds

    291-14 Pickup trucks; passenger restrictions

    291-15 Trauma system surcharge

    291-16 Safe routes to school program surcharge

    291-17 Mobile electronic devices; use while operating a

           commercial motor vehicle prohibited

    291-18 Intentional release of exhaust emissions prohibited;

           penalty

 

        Part II.  Equipment

    291-21 Repealed

  291-21.3 Definitions

  291-21.5 Regulation of motor vehicle sun screening devices;

           penalty

    291-22 Regulation of exhaust pipe and muffler

    291-23 Penalty

    291-24 Motorcycles and mopeds, noisy mufflers; penalty

  291-24.5 Motor vehicle muffler

  291-24.6 Motor vehicle alarm systems

    291-25 Lights for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor

           scooters, motorized bicycles

    291-26 Testing lights

    291-27 Repealed

    291-28 Lights for loads

    291-29 Lights for other vehicles

    291-30 Spotlights

    291-31 Tail lights on vehicles, motorcycles and motor

           scooters

  291-31.5 Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles,

           motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, electric foot

           scooters, and mopeds

    291-32 Penalties

    291-33 Projections on face of wheels prohibited

    291-34 Size of vehicles; width, height, and length

    291-35 Gross weight, axle, and wheel loads

  291-35.1 Regulation of bumper heights

    291-36 Exceptions

    291-37 Penalties

    291-38 Repealed

    291-39 Enforcement

 

        Part III.  Parking for Disabled Persons

    291-51 Definitions

  291-51.3 Reimbursement to counties; agreement with counties

           to provide permits

  291-51.4 Fraudulent verification of an applicant as a person

           with a disability; penalty

  291-51.5 Special license plates

  291-51.6 Issuance of temporary removable windshield placards

  291-51.7 Reciprocity

    291-52 Issuance of removable windshield placard

  291-52.2 Issuance of a disabled paid parking exemption permit

  291-52.5 Issuance of identification card

  291-52.6 Replacement of a removable windshield placard,

           disabled paid parking exemption permit, or

           identification card

  291-52.7 Fraudulent manufacture or alteration, sale, issuance,

           or use of disability parking permits and

           identification cards

    291-53 Nontransferability; penalty

  291-53.2 Sale or purchase

  291-53.3 Confiscation

    291-54 Display of removable windshield placards; temporary

           removable windshield placards; and disabled paid

           parking exemption permit

    291-55 Metered parking privileges

    291-56 Rules

    291-57 Parking spaces reserved for persons with

           disabilities; penalties

    291-58 Requirement to provide parking for persons with

           disabilities; penalty

    291-59 Enforcement

    291-60 Costs

 

        Part IV.  Parking for Electric Vehicles

    291-71 Designation of parking spaces for electric vehicle

           charging systems

    291-72 Parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles and

           electric vehicle charging systems; penalties

    291-73 Ordinances to enforce authorized

 

Note

 

  Pilot program to use noise detection traffic cameras to address excessive traffic noise in urban areas; report to 2025 legislature (repealed on December 31, 2025).  L 2023, c 63.

 

Cross References

 

  Adjudication of traffic infractions, see chapter 291D.

  Nonresident violator compact, see chapter 291A.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Intextication:  Txting Whl Drvng.  Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?  32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010).