STAND. COM. REP. NO. 731-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2071

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Provide that any photo red light imaging detector system's clear and unobstructed recorded image of a motor vehicle license plate shall be prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle to which the license plate is attached is the motor vehicle for which the license plate was issued; and

(2) Require the State, the county, or the State's or county's third party contractor to implement a process to record the date on which the summons or citation was submitted to the post office, which shall be prima facie evidence of the date the summons or citation was submitted to the post office.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Disability and Communication Access Board. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that this measure is intended to enhance the State's ability to prosecute persons who run red lights by ensuring a clear and unobstructed image of a motor vehicle license plate is accepted as prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle to which the license plate is attached is the motor vehicle to which the license plate was issued. Enforcement of this measure will further improve the safety of pedestrians and other road users.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair