REPORT TITLE:
Motor Vehicle Repair Dealers


DESCRIPTION:
Allows police officers to inspect unlicensed motor vehicle repair
dealers for the purpose of establishing rightful title or
registration of vehicles or identifiable vehicle components, in
order to determine rightful ownership or possession.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 286-44, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(b)  The chief of police of each county or officers of the
 
 4 county police who are permanently assigned to conduct vehicle
 
 5 theft investigations may immediately inspect, during normal
 
 6 business hours or whenever the dealer or dealer's agents or
 
 7 employees are otherwise present, any records required by
 
 8 [chapters] chapter 286, 289, or 445 and any articles described in
 
 9 such records that the police reasonably believe are stolen goods,
 
10 limited to the purpose of establishing rightful title or
 
11 registration of vehicles or identifiable vehicle components in
 
12 order to determine rightful ownership or possession, on the
 
13 premises of:
 
14      (1)  Any motor vehicle repair dealer required to be
 
15           [registered] licensed under chapter 437B; or
 
16      (2)  Any person licensed pursuant to sections 289-2 and
 
17           289-3 to engage in the business of purchasing or
 
18           selling used motor vehicle parts or accessories, or
 
19           wrecking, salvaging, or dismantling motor vehicles for
 

 
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 1           the purpose of reselling the parts or accessories
 
 2           thereof.
 
 3      As used in this section, "identifiable vehicle component"
 
 4 means any component of a motor vehicle, including motor block or
 
 5 part that can be distinguished from other similar components by a
 
 6 serial number or other unique distinguishing number, sign, or
 
 7 symbol.  Whenever possible, inspections conducted pursuant to
 
 8 this subsection shall be conducted at a time and in a manner so
 
 9 as to minimize any interference with, or delay of, business
 
10 operations."
 
11      SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
12 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
13 begun, before its effective date.
 
14      SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
15 New statutory material is underscored.
 
16      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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18                              INTRODUCED BY:______________________