HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	739
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that requiring vehicle owners to present a valid certificate of registration in order to receive a certificate of inspection creates an arduous three-step process if the owner's certificates of inspection and registration are both expired. First, the vehicle owner must schedule an appointment with an inspection station and receive a failed safety inspection to certify that the owner has satisfied all of the requirements of the inspection, except the certificate of registration. Then, the owner must present to the appropriate county department having jurisdiction over motor vehicle registration the failed safety check and all other required documents. Finally, the owner must return to the initial inspection station to receive a completed certificate of inspection. This process creates extra traffic on the road, unnecessary complications for the vehicle owners, and extra work for safety inspection stations.

The legislature further finds that the majority of states do not require a safety inspection at all, and the ones that do require a safety inspection typically do not require a certificate of registration in order to receive a certificate of inspection.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require the department of transportation to amend its administrative rules to allow motor vehicle owners whose motor vehicle registration and safety check are both expired to:

(1) Register their motor vehicle without first obtaining a certificate of inspection; or

(2) Obtain a certificate of inspection without first registering their motor vehicle.

SECTION 2. The department of transportation shall amend its rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the owner of a motor vehicle whose motor vehicle registration and safety check are both expired to:

(1) Register the motor vehicle without a certificate of inspection and, upon successful registration of the motor vehicle, obtain a certificate of inspection pursuant to section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(2) Obtain a certificate of inspection pursuant to section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, without having to furnish evidence of a motor vehicle's registration and, after obtaining the certificate of inspection, register the motor vehicle.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

Report Title:

DOT; Rules; Motor Vehicles; Evidence of Registration; Certificate of Inspection

Description:

Requires the department of transportation to amend its administrative rules to allow motor vehicle owners whose motor vehicle registration and safety check are both expired to register their motor vehicle without first obtaining a certificate of inspection or obtain a certificate of inspection without first registering their motor vehicle. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

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