Bill Text: HI SB2463 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic Citations; Electronic Ticketing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-25 - (S) Referred to TIA/JGO, WAM. [SB2463 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2463-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to require the development, installation, and implementation of an electronic traffic citation system.
SECTION 2. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§291C‑ Electronic traffic citation system; established. (a) There is established an electronic traffic citation system for all citations for traffic infractions and violations under this chapter, as well as other traffic infractions and violations as determined by each county police chief to be appropriate for an electronic traffic citation system.
(b) The department of transportation may develop, install, and implement an electronic traffic citation system for use in each county, in collaboration with the judiciary and the police chief of the respective counties.
(c) The goal of an electronic traffic citation system shall be to streamline the issuance of traffic citations, with minimal risk of lost paperwork or misinterpretation of information written on the citation. An electronic traffic citation system shall be designed to significantly reduce the time spent on processing citations, including processing time in the traffic courts.
(d) As used in this section, the term "electronic traffic citation system" may include the use by a police officer of a mobile or handheld computer at the scene of a traffic stop in lieu of a paper citation or other paper document."
SECTION 3. If an electronic traffic citation system is installed in a county, that county and the judiciary shall contribute proportionate funding for the development, installation, and implementation of the electronic traffic citation system.
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Traffic Citations; Electronic Ticketing
Description:
Establishes a electronic traffic citation system. Allows the department of transportation to develop, install, and implement an electronic traffic citation system in any county. Requires proportionate funding from each county and the judiciary. Requires the DOT to seek federal funding.
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