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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
7th OF BILL NO. 304
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, ARTICLES 5 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO INSPECTIONS OF
VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. Due to the transfer of the driver licensing and vehicle inspection
functions from the Hawaii Count Police Department to the Department of Finance, the
following amendments to Chapter 24 of the Hawaii County Code are necessary.
SECTION 2. Section 24-23, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-23. [ ] Department of finance to inspect vehicles.
The [p ] department of finance is designated as the County
department having the responsibility for administering the periodic vehicle
inspection program.
SECTION 3. Section 24-25(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended),
is amended to read as follows:
Section 24-25. Cost of inspection stickers; fee for certificate of inspection.
(a) The [tm1=^~~~~-] department of finance shall charge and collect
from each operator of an official inspection station the sum of 20 cents for
each vehicle inspection sticker denoting the month of expiration and the
sum of 20 cents for each vehicle inspection sticker denoting the year of
expiration.
SECTION 4. Section 24-26, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows
Section 24-26. Designation of inspection stations; permit required;
application; bond.
(a) The [chief owe] director of finance shall issue permits for and furnish
instructions and all forms to official inspection stations for the inspection
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and adjustment of brakes, wheel alignment, lighting equipment, steering
mechanism, horns, mirrors, windshield wipers, and other equipment of
motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers.
(b) Application for the permit shall be made upon an official form and shall
be granted only when the [ehief ef --°l] director of finance is satisfied
that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel to make
such inspections and adjustments. Before issuing a permit, the [clie€ 0
pe}iee] director of finance may require the applicant to file a bond to make
compensation for any damage to a vehicle during inspection due to
negligence on the part of such applicant or the applicant's employees.
(c) No permit for an official inspection station shall be issued to a station
without the following equipment: Headlight testing machine and a wheel
alignment gauge or tester as approved by the [chief of pelf director of
finance.
SECTION 5. Section 24-27, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-27. Inspection of inspection stations; permit revocation.
The [ehief ef p] director of finance shall supervise and cause
inspections to be made of inspection stations and shall revoke and require the
surrender of the permit issued to a station which the [ehi°f of peek°] director of
finance finds is not properly equipped or conducted.
SECTION 6. Section 24-29, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-29. Safety inspectors; certificates of inspection and approval;
safety stickers; inspection reports.
(a) No person may conduct motor vehicle safety inspections unless such
person is first certified as a safety inspector by the [chief pokc-]
director of finance.
(b) A safety inspector shall not issue a certificate of inspection and approval
to the owner of an inspected vehicle, and shall not affix an official safety
sticker to an inspected vehicle, unless, after inspecting the vehicle
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the State director of transportation,
the safety inspector determines that the vehicle's equipment is in good
working condition and proper adjustment and the vehicle is in safe
operating condition.
(c) A report of each inspection conducted shall be made to the [ehie€-ef
pehee] director of finance pursuant to the rules and regulations
promulgated by the State director of transportation.
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SECTION 7. Section 24-30, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-30. Representation as official inspection station; permit
necessary.
(a) No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection
station unless such place is operating under a valid permit issued by the
[ehiefof pelf director of finance.
(b) No person other than a person operating an inspection station under a valid
permit shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval.
SECTION 8. Section 24-99, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-99. Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
(a) The [chief-ef pel e] director of finance is authorized to require an
inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to
disapprove any such braking system on a vehicle which the [ehief-0
peliee] director of finance finds will not comply with the performance
ability standard set forth in section 24-97 or which in the [ehief-o€
peliee's] director of finance's opinion is equipped with a braking system
that is not so designed or constructed as to insure reasonable and reliable
performance in actual use.
(b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this
section in the event the [c#i f of paliee] director of finance has
disapproved the braking system upon such vehicle.
SECTION 9. Section 24-102, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 24-102. Windshields; visibility unobstructed; stickers.
(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other
nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or
rear windows of the vehicle which obstructs the driver's clear view of the
highway or any intersecting highway.
(b) Posters or stickers approved by the [chief of p^director of finance
shall be placed at the lower right-hand corner of the front windshield of a
left-hand driven motor vehicle or at the lower left-hand corner of the front
windshield of a right-hand driven motor vehicle. However, such posters or
stickers so placed shall not cover an area greater than four inches by six
inches, except for nonresidence permits or for military requirements, in
which cases an additional area of four and one-half inches by six inches
may be used. Furthermore, a poster or sticker of any size may be placed
upon the front windshield if it is shown to the satisfaction of the [ehief of
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peliee] director of finance that such placement will not obstruct the
driver's clear view.
(c) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any nontransparent material
or object suspended within the windshield area as viewed from the
driver's seat, except rear view mirrors nor shall any person drive any
motor vehicle upon the hood or radiator of which is attached any fixture or
ornament of any material which vibrates, swings, or flutters within view of
the driver of the vehicle.
SECTION 10. Section 24-104, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended),
is amended to read as follows:
Section 24-104. Windshields, fenders, and bumpers required; exception.
(a) Every motor vehicle upon a highway, excepting a motorcycle or motor
scooter, shall be equipped with a windshield and front and rear bumpers.
(b) Every motor vehicle upon a highway shall be equipped with fenders for all
wheels.
(c) Where the type of vehicle and the usage of the vehicle make the foregoing
equipment impractical, such equipment may be eliminated upon approval
of the [ehief of peli director of finance.
SECTION 11. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 12. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 13. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
IN DUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER TY HAWAII
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Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
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