THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1323
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO MOPED INSTRUCTION PERMITS.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 286-110, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:

     "(d)  Except when operating a [motor scooter] moped, motor scooter, or motorcycle, the holder of an instruction permit shall be accompanied by a person who is twenty-one years of age or older and licensed to operate the category of motor vehicles in which the motor vehicle that is being operated belongs.  The licensed person shall occupy a passenger seat beside the permit holder while the motor vehicle is being operated; provided that if the holder of the instruction permit is under the age of eighteen years and is driving between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.:

     (1)  A licensed driver who is the permit holder's parent or guardian shall occupy a passenger seat beside the driver while the motor vehicle is operated, unless the permit holder is an emancipated minor;

     (2)  The licensed driver shall be licensed to operate the same category of motor vehicles as the motor vehicle being operated by the holder of the instruction permit; and

     (3)  All occupants of the motor vehicle shall be restrained by a seat belt assembly or a child passenger safety restraint system as required under sections 291-11.5 and 291-11.6, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.

     (e)  No holder of a temporary instruction permit shall operate a [motorcycle or a motor scooter] moped, motor scooter, or motorcycle during hours of darkness or carry any passengers."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________
	BY REQUEST

 

 

Report Title:

Moped; Motor Scooter; Motorcycle; Instruction Permits

 

Description:

Clarify laws relating to operating a moped, motor scooter, or motorcycle with an instruction permit.

 

 

 

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