Bill Text: HI SB2732 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Parking a Vehicle on a Bicycle Lane or Pathway; Minimum Fine
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-07 - Referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 29 [SB2732 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2732-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ILLEGAL PARKING UPON BIKEWAYS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to section 291C-123(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, "[n]o person shall drive any vehicle other than a bicycle or moped upon a bicycle lane or bicycle path, except upon a permanent or authorized temporary driveway, or park any vehicle upon a bicycle lane or bicycle path", subject to enumerated exceptions. Illegal driving or, more frequently, parking upon bicycle lanes and bicycle paths, is a persistent problem in the State. While the maximum fine under section 291C-123(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, is $500 for any person who drives or parks a vehicle on a bicycle lane or pathway that is not within one of the enumerated exceptions, the minimum fine of $35 is usually imposed by tickets issued by enforcing officers. This $35 minimum fine is typically paid by the offending individual via return mail, and a higher fine is rarely imposed by a court of law for any repeat offenses.
As the counties move towards greater implementation of a robust network of bicycle lanes and bicycle paths, with a greater emphasis on alternative forms of travel, the current minimum fine of $35 for driving or parking upon bicycle lanes and bicycle paths has proven insufficient to deter motorists from obstructing bicycle lanes and bicycle paths. Obstruction of bicycle lanes and bicycle paths by motorists is a real and present danger and poses a safety hazard to bicyclists and to neighborhoods.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to deter illegal parking upon bicycle lanes and bicycle paths by increasing the minimum fine for those respective offenses.
SECTION 2. Section 291C-123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Any person violating the parking prohibition in subsection (a) shall be fined not less than $100 but not more than $500."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Parking a Vehicle on a Bicycle Lane or Pathway; Minimum Fine
Description:
Sets a minimum fine of $100 for driving or parking a vehicle on a bicycle lane or bicycle pathway. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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