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CHAPTER 24
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 24-1. Title.
Section 24-2. Scope and applicability of chapter and of Statewide Traffic Code.
Section 24-3. Definitions.
Section 24-4. Use of coasters, roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, and other
similar devices prohibited.
Section 24-4.1.Penalties.
Section 24-5.Obedience to traffic laws required.
Section 24-6. Obedience to police and fire officials required.
Section 24-7. Exercise of due care required.
Article 2. Administration.
Section 24-8. Council to exercise certain functions by ordinance.
Section 24-9. Installation and maintenance of traffic-control devices.
Section 24-10.Authority of chief of police to establish emergency and experimental
regulations.
Section 24-11.Temporary changes to effectuate amendments.
Section 24-12.Duty of police to enforce traffic laws.
Section 24-13.Police to direct traffic; firemen at fire.
Section 24-14.Public employees to obey traffic laws.
Article 3. Citations and Penalties.
Section 24-15.Form of summons or citation.
Section 24-16.Penalties.
Article 4. Fees.
Section 24-17.Motor vehicle tax; computation.
Section 24-18.Motor vehicle tax; minimum tax; penalties for delinquency.
Section 24-19.Vehicle registration fees.
Section 24-20.Motor vehicle driver's permit and license fees.
Section 24-21.Motor vehicle driver's license examination fees.
Section 24-22.Disposition of fees.
Article 5. Inspection of Vehicles.
Section 24-23.Department of finance to inspect vehicles.
Section 24-24.Periodic vehicle inspections.
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Section 24-25.Cost of inspection stickers; fee for certificate of inspection.
Section 24-26.Designation of inspection stations; permit required; application;
bond.
Section 24-27.Inspection of inspection stations; permit revocation.
Section 24-28.Permit nontransferable; posting of permit.
Section 24-29.Safety inspectors; certificates of inspection and approval; safety
stickers; inspection reports.
Section 24-30.Representation as official inspection station; permit necessary.
Section 24-31.False certificates prohibited.
Article 6. Equipment.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 24-32.Scope and effect of article.
Section 24-33.Repealed.
Division 2. Lamps.
Subdivision 1. Generally.
Section 24-34.When lighted lamps are required.
Section 24-35.Visibility, distance, and mounted height of lamps.
Subdivision 2. Headlamps, Tail Lamps, Reflectors, Turn Signals,
Brake Lights and Back-Up Lights.
Section 24-36.Headlamps on motor vehicles; specifications.
Section 24-37.Tail lamp requirements.
Section 24-38.Illumination of rear registration plate required.
Section 24-39.Wiring of rear lamps.
Section 24-40.Reflector specifications.
Section 24-41.Stop lamps and turn signal specifications.
Section 24-42.Brake lights.
Section 24-43.Electric turn signals.
Section 24-44.Back-up lights.
Subdivision 3. Identification and Clearance Lamps.
Section 24-45.Application of lighting requirements.
Section 24-46.Identification lamp specifications.
Section 24-47.Bus and truck requirements.
Section 24-48.Trailer and semi-trailer requirements.
Section 24-49.Truck tractor requirements.
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Section 24-50.Trailer requirements.
Section 24-51.Pole trailer requirements.
Section 24-52.Wide vehicles.
Subdivision 4. Color, Mounting, and Visibility of Lamps.
Section 24-53.Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps,
back-up lamps, and reflectors.
Section 24-54.Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps, and side marker lamps.
Section 24-55.Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps, identification
lamps, and marker lamps.
Subdivision 5. When Lamps Required.
Section 24-56.Vehicles in combination; obstructed lights not required.
Section 24-57.Lamps or flags on projecting load.
Section 24-58.Lamps or flags; pole trailers.
Section 24-59.Lamps on parked vehicles.
Section 24-60.Lamps on farm tractors, equipment and implements of husbandry.
Section 24-61.Lamps on other vehicles and equipment.
Subdivision 6. Special Purpose Lamps and Signal Devices.
Section 24-62.Spot lamps.
Section 24-63.Fog lamps.
Section 24-64.Fog or parking lamps; moving use prohibited.
Section 24-65.Auxiliary passing lamps.
Section 24-66.Auxiliary driving lamps.
Section 24-67.Running-board courtesy lamp.
Section 24-68.Cowl or fender lamps.
Section 24-69.School bus and emergency vehicle signal lamps.
Section 24-70.Emergency vehicle flashing red light.
Section 24-71.School bus or emergency vehicles only.
Section 24-72.Siren.
Section 24-73.Requirement of yielding right-of-way.
Section 24-74.Special hazard vehicles; flashing amber warning lamps.
Section 24-75.Warning lamp specifications.
Subdivision 7. Road Lighting Equipment.
Section 24-76.Multiple-beam lamps required.
Section 24-77.Intensity requirement.
Section 24-78.Multiple-beam lighting; beam indicator required.
Section 24-79.Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.
Section 24-80.Single-beam road-lighting requirement.
Section 24-81.Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles.
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Section 24-82.Alternate road-lighting equipment; restriction.
Section 24-83.Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
Section 24-84.Lamp restrictions.
Division 3. Brake Equipment.
Section 24-85.Brake equipment required.
Section 24-86.Service brakes; adequacy.
Section 24-87.Parking brakes required.
Section 24-88.Brakes on all wheels required; exceptions.
Section 24-89.Automatic trailer brakes.
Section 24-90.Tractor brakes; breakaway protection.
Section 24-91.Trailer brakes; backflow protection.
Section 24-92.Emergency brakes; air brake application.
Section 24-93.Emergency brakes; vacuum brake controls.
Section 24-94.One control to operate all brakes.
Section 24-95.Reservoir capacity and check valve.
Section 24-96.Warning devices required.
Section 24-97.Performance ability of brakes.
Section 24-98.Maintenance of brakes.
Section 24-99.Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
Section 24-100. Hydraulic brake fluid requirements.
Division 4. Mirrors, Windshields and Mud Guards.
Section 24-101. Mirror required.
Section 24-102. Windshields; visibility unobstructed; stickers.
Section 24-103. Windshield wiper required.
Section 24-104. Windshields, fenders, and bumpers required; exception.
Section 24-105. Mud and spray guard required.
Section 24-106. Safety glazing material required.
Section 24-107. Safety glazing material defined; broken material prohibited.
Division 5. Muffler and Exhaust System.
Section 24-108. Muffler defined.
Section 24-109. Muffler required; excessive or unusual noise defined.
Section 24-110. Exhaust system requirements.
Section 24-111. Modified or altered exhaust systems.
Division 6. Signal Devices.
Section 24-112. Horn required; use.
Section 24-113. Prohibited devices.
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Section 24-114. Theft alarm permitted.
Section 24-115. Use of siren by emergency vehicles.
Section 24-116. Back-up warning device.
Division 7. Tires.
Section 24-117. Tire capacity; worn tires prohibited.
Section 24-118. Solid tires; metal tires; metal studs prohibited; exceptions.
Section 24-119. Special permits for tractors.
Division 8. Emergency Equipment.
Section 24-120. Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices;
specifications.
Section 24-121.Disabled vehicle to display warning devices.
Section 24-122. Placement of emergency signals.
Section 24-123. Placement of warning device on hill, curve or other obstruction to
view.
Section 24-124. Placement of warning devices on divided highway at night required.
Section 24-125. Placement of warning devices during daylight hours.
Section 24-126. Explosive or flammable cargo; flares prohibited.
Section 24-127. Placement of warning devices near vehicle with explosives or
flammable cargo.
Section 24-128. Warning device specifications.
Section 24-129. Vehicles transporting explosives; markings; fire extinguishers
required.
Division 9. Air Conditioning.
Section 24-130. Air-conditioning equipment defined.
Section 24-131. Standards applicable.
Section 24-132. Compliance required; sale and use.
Article 7. Operation of Vehicles.
Division 1. Traffic-Control Devices.
Section 24-133. Stop signs described; compliance; designated.
Section 24-134. Procedure for entering stop intersections.
Section 24-135. Speed, turn lane, passing, and other regulatory signs described.
Section 24-136. Parking, bus stops, loading signs described.
Section 24-137. Yield sign described; compliance.
Section 24-138. Procedure for entering yield intersections.
Section 24-139. Warning signs described.
Section 24-140. Warning signs required for the protection of working men.
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Section 24-141. Warning signs required for livestock movement.
Section 24-142. Signs required at through streets.
Section 24-143. One-way streets designated.
Section 24-144. Markings specified.
Section 24-145. No-passing zones.
Section 24-145.1. Traffic signal systems.
Division 2. Speed Regulations.
Section 24-146. Fifty-five mph maximum speed permitted.
Section 24-147. Reasonable speed required.
Section 24-148.Speed law violations.
Section 24-149.Maximum speed limit.
Section 24-150. Speed limits.
Section 24-150.1 Maximum speed limits may be reduced in a residential or a
business district.
Section 24-151. Minimum speed regulations.
Division 3. Prohibited or Restricted Activities and Vehicles.
Section 24-152. Tampering with vehicles prohibited; exception.
Section 24-153. Interrupting procession.
Section 24-153.1. Processions or parades; permit required; exceptions.
Section 24-153.2. Funeral processions.
Section 24-153.3. Street closure.
Section 24-153.4. Permits; issuance; procedure.
Section 24-154. Fleeing from police officer prohibited.
Section 24-155. Unlawful riding.
Section 24-156. Placing injurious substances on highway.
Section 24-157. Damaging road; definition.
Section 24-158. Slow moving vehicles; emblems required.
Section 24-159. Misuse of emblem prohibited.
Section 24-160. Manner of operation of slow moving vehicles.
Section 24-161. Litter defined.
Section 24-162. Load to be properly secured.
Section 24-163. Pick-up vehicles; equipment.
Section 24-164. Tracking mud or other material on highway prohibited.
Section 24-165. Dual-wheeled vehicles; operation.
Section 24-166. Restricted use of highways by certain vehicles.
Section 24-167. Towed vehicles and trailers.
Section 24-167.1. Use of mobile electronic devices while operating a vehicle.
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Division 4. Turns.
Section 24-168. U-turns restricted; manner of.
Section 24-169. Prohibited turns.
Section 24-170. Right or left turns only.
Section 24-171. Turn right anytime with caution in intersections.
Section 24-172. Cutting corners.
Division 5. Emergency Vehicles and School Buses, Right-of-Way.
Section 24-173. Authorized emergency and special hazard vehicles.
Section 24-174. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
Section 24-175.Overtaking and passing school bus.
Division 6. Golf Carts.
Section 24-176. Definitions.
Section 24-177. Carts prohibited from public thoroughfares; exception.
Section 24-178. Restrictions on use.
Section 24-179. Golf cart crossing; markings; use.
Section 24-180. Nonresponsibility of County.
Section 24-181. Indemnification by owner; notice.
Section 24-182. Bond requirements; insurance policy.
Section 24-183. Penalty.
Section 24-184. Application of division.
Division 7. Bicycles.
Section 24-185. Bicycle operation; bike lanes; bike routes.
Section 24-186. Parking bicycles without obstructing street or sidewalk.
Division 8. Mopeds.
Section 24-186.1. Moped rules.
Division 9. Pedicabs.
Section 24-186.2. Definition.
Section 24-186.3. Use of pedicabs prohibited.
Section 24-186.4. Penalty.
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Article 8. Parking, Standing and Stopping.
Division 1. Parking Regulations.
Section 24-187. Parking restricted.
Section 24-188. Removal of illegally stopped vehicle.
Section 24-189. Stopping, standing, or parking in certain areas prohibited.
Section 24-190. Picking up or discharging passengers.
Section 24-191. Loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise in certain areas.
Section 24-192. Parking not to obstruct traffic.
Section 24-193. Parking in alleys.
Section 24-194.Parking for displaying, washing, and repairing vehicle; prohibited.
Section 24-195.Time-limit parking zones.
Section 24-196. No-parking zones.
Section 24-197. Parking prohibited during certain hours.
Section 24-198. Parking spaces; manner of parking; exception.
Section 24-199. Abandoned special mobile equipment, vehicles, trailers, and
equipment on wheels prohibited; disposition.
Section 24-200. Registered owner's responsibility; registration plate as prima facie
evidence as its parking.
Section 24-201. Parking for authorized vehicles.
Section 24-202. Stopping, standing, or parking on Federal-aid highways.
Section 24-202.1. Parking prohibited in tow or tow-away zones.
Section 24-202.2. Enforcement of article by designated employees of the County.
Section 24-202.3. Citation power of public works employee.
Section 24-202.4. Volunteer disabled parking enforcement program.
Division 2. Parking Method.
Section 24-203. Distance from curb; use of shoulder.
Section 24-204. Angle parking; designation; marking of spaces.
Section 24-205. Obedience to angle parking signs or markings.
Section 24-206. Permits for loading or unloading at angle to curb.
Section 24-207. Lamps on parked vehicles.
Division 3. Stopping for Loading and Unloading.
Section 24-208. Standing in passenger loading and unloading zones.
Section 24-209. Standing in freight loading zones.
Section 24-210. Hours of freight loading zones; schedule.
Section 24-211. Bus parking; official bus stops.
Section 24-212. Parking in bus stops and road taxi stands prohibited.
Section 24-212.1. Standing in active loading and unloading zones.
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Division 4. Parking Meters.
Subdivision 1. Meter Zones.
Section 24-213. Parking meter zones.
Section 24-214. Installation of parking meters.
Section 24-215. Parking meter spaces.
Section 24-216. Deposit of coins; time limits.
Section 24-216.1. Repealed.
Section 24-217. Hours of operation; exceptions.
Section 24-218. Use of slugs prohibited.
Section 24-219.Tampering with meters prohibited.
Section 24-220.Collection, deposit, and application of proceeds.
Subdivision 2. Use of Parking Stalls for Construction or Special Events.
Section 24-221. Definitions.
Section 24-222. Permit required.
Section 24-223. Fees.
Section 24-224. Permit application; contents; department to exercise discretion.
Section 24-225. Responsibility for keeping permit at job site; inspection by
authorized personnel.
Section 24-226. Permit violations; enforcement.
Section 24-227. Penalty.
Division 5. County Building Parking.
Section 24-228. Director of public works to regulate parking at County building.
Section 24-229. Area of County lands regulated; hours.
Section 24-230. Director of finance to set rates; theater parking; rental computation.
Section 24-231. Parking application; assignment of spaces; special parking.
Section 24-232. Map of parking areas; authority to change areas.
Section 24-233. Shifting privileges and restrictions on certain occasions.
Section 24-234. Enforcement of division.
Section 24-235. Signs and pavement markings.
Section 24-236. Parking in prohibited areas; towing vehicles; permit required.
Section 24-237. Vehicle identification; evidence of violation.
Section 24-238. Overtime parking in metered areas; citations.
Section 24-239. Conditions for return of parking permit.
Section 24-240. Penalty; revocation of parking privileges.
Division 6. Parking for persons with disabilities.
Section 24-241. Intent and purpose.
Section 24-242. Definitions.
Section 24-243. Issuing agency.
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Section 24-244. Parking privileges.
Section 24-245. Fees.
Section 24-245.1. Requirements; permit display, presentation of identification card
and nontransferability.
Section 24-245.2. Designation of parking spaces.
Section 24-245.3. Violations and penalties.
Division 7. Parking for electric vehicles.
Section 24-245.4. Definitions.
Section 24-245.5. Parking privileges.
Section 24-245.6.Penalties.
Article 9. Pedestrians.
Section 24-246. Crosswalks established.
Section 24-247. Entering obstructed intersection or crosswalk.
Section 24-248. Roadways closed to pedestrian traffic.
Section 24-249. Certain acts by pedestrians prohibited.
Section 24-250. Driving through safety zone prohibited.
Section 24-251. Obstruction of highways.
Section 24-252. Highway railings; prohibited acts.
Articles 10 and 11. Vehicle and Traffic Schedules. *
* Editor's Note: A rticles 10 and 11, that contain Vehicle and Traffic Schedules, are located behind the “Traffic
Schedules” tab.
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CHAPTER 24
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 24-1. Title.
This chapter may be cited as the Hawai‘i County traffic code.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-1.)24-1
Section 24-2. Scope and applicability of chapter and of
Statewide Traffic Code.
(a) The provisions set forth in this chapter are to provide for the regulation of traffic in
the County of Hawai‘i, upon the following:
(1) The public streets of the County;
(2) Such private streets, highways, and thoroughfares:
(A) Which have been continuously used by the general public for more than
six months, and designated by the council, or
(B) Which are intended for dedication to the public use as provided in section
264-1, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and are open for public travel but have
not yet been accepted by the County; and
(3) Such private properties which have been designated and identified as a special
parking stall for disabled persons pursuant to section 24-243, Hawai‘i County
Code.
(b) Private streets, highways, and thoroughfares used primarily for actual agricultural
and ranching purposes shall be exempt from this chapter. An agricultural zoning
designation pursuant to the County zoning code, in and of itself, shall not constitute
a sufficient indication that a street, highway, or thoroughfare is primarily used for
actual agricultural and ranching purposes.
(c) Pursuant to the authority delegated to the County by Act 173 of 1995, all streets
that have been used by the general public for a period of more than six months are
hereby designated by the council to be subject to the provisions of chapter 291C of
the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, known as the “Statewide Traffic Code,” and this
chapter.
(d) The County shall not be responsible for the maintenance and repair of any private
street, highway, or thoroughfare when it imposes or enforces traffic regulations and
highway safety laws or places or permits to be placed appropriate traffic control
devices on that private street, highway, or thoroughfare.
(e) No adverse or prescriptive rights shall accrue to the general public when the
County imposes or enforces traffic regulations and highway safety laws or places
appropriate traffic-control devices on any private street, highway, or thoroughfare.
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Section 24-3. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Alley” means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or
side of lots or buildings and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular
traffic.
(2) “Arterial street” means any United States or State numbered route, controlled
access highway or other major radial or circumferential street or highway
forming a part of a major arterial system of streets or highways.
(3) “Authorized emergency vehicle” means vehicles of the fire department, police
vehicles while in the course of police work, ambulances, and other vehicles as
authorized by the council.
(4) “Bicycle” means every device propelled by human power upon which any
person may ride, having two tandem wheels and including any device
generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear
wheels.
(A) “Bicycle lane” means that portion of any highway which has been set
aside for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
(B) “Bicycle path” means any facility set aside for the preferential or
exclusive use of bicycles and physically separated from a highway.
(C) “Bicycle route” means any highway that is designated to be shared by
bicycles and pedestrians or motor vehicles, or both.
(D) “Bicycle/walk path” means an existing sidewalk that is converted for use
by both pedestrian and bicyclists.
(E) “Bikeway” means a bicycle lane, bicycle path, bicycle route, or
bicycle/walk path, or any traffic control device, shelter, parking facility,
or other support facility to serve bicycles and persons using bicycles.
(5) “Bus” means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten
passengers and used for the transportation of persons, and every motor
vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of
persons for compensation.
(6) “Business district” means the territory contiguous to and including a highway
when within any six hundred feet along such highway there are buildings in
use for business or industrial purposes, including but not limited to hotels,
banks, or office buildings, and public buildings which occupy at least three
hundred feet of frontage on one side or three hundred feet collectively on both
sides of the highway.
(7) “Controlled access highway” means every highway, street or roadway in
respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have
no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only and in
such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction
over such highway, street, or roadway.
(8) “County engineer” means the director of public works of the County.
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(9) “Crosswalk” means:
(A) That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the
edges of the traversable roadway;
(B) Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly
indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the
surface.
(10) “District engineer” means the chief engineer in the County of the highways
division of the State department of transportation.
(11) “Divided highway” means a highway divided into two or more separate
roadways by medial strips.
(12) “Emergency” means a situation where unforeseen, unexpected, or sudden
occurrences call for immediate action by the responsible public officers,
employees, or agents in order to preserve the public peace, health, or safety.
(13) “Highway” means the width between the boundary lines of every way subject
to this chapter when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for
vehicular travel.
(14) “Intersection” means:
(A) The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral
curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of
two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different
highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
(B) Where a highway includes two roadways thirty feet or more apart, then
every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an
intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the
event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways thirty feet
or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways
shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
(C) The junction of an alley with a street or highway shall not constitute an
intersection.
(15) “Moped” means any device upon which a person may ride which has two or
three wheels in contact with the ground, a motor having a maximum power
output capability measured at the motor output shaft, in accordance with the
Society of Automotive Engineers standards, of one and one-half horsepower
(one thousand, one hundred nineteen watts) or less and, if it is a combustion
engine, a maximum piston or rotor displacement of 3.05 cubic inches (fifty
cubic centimeters) and which will propel the device, unassisted, on a level
surface at a maximum speed no greater than thirty-five miles per hour; and a
direct or automotive power drive system which requires no clutch or gear shift
operation by the moped driver after the drive system is engaged with the
power unit.
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(16) “Motorcycle” means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of
the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with
the ground, but excluding a tractor.
(17) “Motorscooter” means every motor vehicle conforming to the definition of
motorcycle, including motor-driven bicycles, and propelled by a motor which
produces not more than five horsepower.
(18) “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle
which is propelled by electric power but not operated upon rails.
(19) “Official act” means an act by a public officer, employee, or agent of the County
or State in such person’s official capacity, under color of such person’s title and
by virtue of such person’s office as authorized by law.
(20) “Official traffic-control device” means any sign, signal, marking or device not
inconsistent with this Code placed or erected by authority of or with the
consent of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of
regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
(21) “Operator” or “driver” means every person who drives or is in actual physical
control of a vehicle, or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being
towed by a motor vehicle.
(22) “Owner” means a person, other than a lien-holder, having the property in or
title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession
of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a
lessee under a lease not intended as security.
(23) “Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
(24) “Passenger car” means every motor vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-
driven cycles, designed and used for the transportation of persons.
(25) “Pedestrian” means any person, afoot, in an invalid chair, or in a vehicle
propelled by a person afoot.
(26) “Pole trailer” means every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn
by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or
pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and
ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles,
pipes, or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as
beams between the supporting connections.
(27) “Police officer” means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to
make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
(28) “Private road” or “private driveway” means every way or place in private
ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having
express or implied permission from the owner, and not so used by other
persons.
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(29) “Protective eyewear” means any device intended to be worn over the eye area,
including, but not limited to, goggles or face shields, and designed primarily to
protect the eyes of the wearer from flying objects or debris. Such protective
eyewear shall be designed in such a way so as not to hamper the direct or
peripheral vision of the wearer and so as to reasonably protect the eyes of the
wearer from the entry of flying objects.
(30) “Public holiday” means any legal holiday now existing, or such as may be
subsequently specifically proclaimed by the governor of the State.
(31) “Reconstructed vehicle” means every vehicle which is materially altered from
the original construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of essential
parts, new or used. Essential parts are all integral and body parts of a vehicle
of a type required to be registered, the removal, alteration, or substitution of
which would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle, or substantially alter
its appearance, model, type, or mode of operation.
(32) “Residential district” means the territory contiguous to and including a
highway not comprising a business district when the property on the highway
for a distance of one-quarter mile or more is in the main improved with
residences or residences and buildings in use for business.
(33) “Right-of-way” means the right of a vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful
manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such
circumstances of direction, speed, and proximity as to give rise to danger of
collision, unless one vehicle grants precedence to the other.
(34) “Road tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other
vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon independently, or
any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
(35) “Roadway” means that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily
used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a
highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term roadway shall
refer to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways collectively.
(36) “Safety zone” means the area or space officially set apart within a roadway for
the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected, marked, or indicated
by adequate signs plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.
(37) “School bus” means every motor vehicle that complies with the color and
identification requirements specified by rules promulgated pursuant to
chapter 91, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, by the State highway safety coordinator,
and that is used to transport children to or from school, or in connection with
school activities, but not including buses operated by common carriers in
transportation of school children.
(38) “Semi-trailer” means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a
pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by
a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its
load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
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(39) “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral
lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of
pedestrians.
(40) “Siren” means a warning device for authorized emergency vehicle use, limited
to the following sounds:
(A) Wail;
(B) Yelp;
(C) European Hi-low;
(D) Riot: A combination of the Yelp and European Hi-low.
(41) “Solid tire” means every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does
not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load.
(42) “Special hazard vehicle” means any vehicle engaged in activities which create
special hazards upon the highways including: (a) highway maintenance
vehicles used by highway authorities when working on the highway; (b) public
utility vehicles when necessarily parked other than adjacent to the curb in a
highway for purposes of working on facilities; (c) trucks actually engaged in
the towing of houses or buildings; (d) any pilot car required by permit issued
by highway authorities while actually engaged in the movement of extra legal-
size vehicles or loads; (e) tow cars while preparing a vehicle for towing and
while towing a disabled vehicle; (f) vehicles used for mosquito abatement
control when dispersing insecticides; and (g) other vehicles creating special
hazards which may be designated by the chief of police.
(43) “Special mobile equipment” means every vehicle not designed or used
primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally
operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: ditch digging
apparatus, well boring apparatus and road construction and maintenance
machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders,
tractors other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing
machines, motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and
scrapers, power shovels and drag lines, and self-propelled cranes and earth
moving equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump trucks,
truck mounted transit mixers, cranes or shovels, or other vehicles designed for
the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been
attached.
(44) “Specially constructed vehicle” means every vehicle of a type required to be
registered and not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make,
model, or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not
materially altered from its original construction.
(45) “Speed Limit” means the absolute maximum speed limit designated and
physically displayed in the right of way for establishing the legal maximum
vehicle velocity.
(46) “Stand” or “standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
receiving or discharging passengers.
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(47) “Stop” (when required) means complete cessation of movement.
(48) “Stop” or “stopping” (when prohibited) means any halting even momentarily of
a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic-control sign or signal.
(49) “Street” means the entire width between boundary lines of every way subject
to this chapter when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for
purposes of vehicular travel.
(50) “Taxicab” means a chauffeur driven vehicle other than a bus or tour vehicle,
available for hire or while carrying passengers for a fare.
(51) “Through highway” means every highway or portion thereof on which
vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way, and at the entrances to
which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield
the right-of-way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to a stop
sign, yield sign, or other official traffic control device, when such signs or
devices are erected as provided by law.
(52) “Tour vehicle” means a chauffeur driven passenger vehicle other than a bus
operated for the principal purpose of sight-seeing tours.
(53) “Tow” or “tow-away zone” means any street or highway or portion thereof,
designated by the County council by ordinance as a tow or tow-away zone,
whereon the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles is prohibited entirely or
during specific hours.
(54) “Traffic” means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other
conveyances, either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes
of travel.
(55) “Traffic-control signal” means any device, whether manually, electrically, or
mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and
permitted to proceed.
(56) “Trailer” means every vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole
trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a
motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the
towing vehicle.
(57) “Truck” means every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for
the transportation of property.
(58) “Truck tractor” means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for
drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a
part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
(59) “Turn around area” means that portion of a dead-end street designed
primarily for turning a vehicle in the opposite direction.
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(60) “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or
may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by
human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-3; am 1988, ord 88-84, sec 2, ord 88-168, sec 2; am 1995, ord
95-25, secs 1 - 3; am 1996, ord 96-1, sec 2; ord 96-112, sec 2; am 1998, ord 98-97, sec 2;
am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-59, sec 1.)24-3
Section 24-4. Use of coasters, roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, and
other similar devices prohibited.
(a) No person shall ride a coaster, roller skates, roller blades, skateboard, or any
similar device upon any roadway except while crossing a street in a crosswalk and
when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject
to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
(b) No person shall ride a coaster, roller skates, roller blades, skateboard, or any
similar device upon any sidewalk or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or
temporary driveway specifically designated and authorized for such use, in the
following designated locations:
(1) Within the downtown Hilo commercial area bounded by the Wailuku River on
the west; Hilo Bay on the north; twenty feet east of the eastern most boundary
of Ponahawai Street (this boundary shall also continue in a northerly
direction, from the point twenty feet east of the Ponahawai Street and
Kamehameha Avenue intersection, across Kamehameha Avenue, through
Bayfront Park and the Hawai‘i Belt Road, to Hilo Bay) on the east; and twenty
feet south of the southern most boundary of Kapiolani and Kaiulani Streets on
the south (including the portion of Waianuenue Avenue which is contiguous to
Kapiolani and Kaiulani Streets).
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-4; am 1999, ord 99-153, sec 2.)24-4
Section 24-4.1. Penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall upon conviction be
subject to a fine of not more than $25 for a first conviction; not more than $50 for a
second conviction; and not more than $75 for a third or subsequent conviction. Upon the
third conviction of a violation of any provision of this section, the Court shall order the
confiscation of the coaster, roller skates, roller blades, skateboard, or similar device
used in the subsequent violation.
(1999, ord 99-153, sec 2.)24-4.1
Section 24-5. Obedience to traffic laws required.
Any person doing any act forbidden by this chapter or failing to perform any act
required by this chapter shall be punished as provided in section 24-16.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-5.)24-5
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Section 24-6. Obedience to police and fire officials required.
No person shall fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police officer
or fire department official.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-6.)24-6
Section 24-7. Exercise of due care required.
Every operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care in the operation of such
vehicle upon any street or highway so as to avoid endangering any person, vehicle or
property on or off such street or highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 1, sec 24-7.)24-7
Article 2. Administration.
Section 24-8. Council to exercise certain functions by ordinance.
(a) The council shall by ordinance:
(1) Determine and designate the type of all official traffic control devices;
provided, such official control devices shall, with respect to size, shape and
color, be uniform, shall correlate with and conform to, the system then current,
as approved by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
(2) Create, define, redefine, eliminate or change all speed zones, safety zones,
quiet zones, crosswalks other than at intersections, freight and passenger
loading and unloading zones, no-parking zones, time-limit parking zones,
parking meter zones, tow or tow-away zones, bus stops, U-turn areas,
prohibited U-turn areas, prohibited left and right turns, one-way streets,
through streets, stop intersections, roadways closed to pedestrian traffic, and
roadways closed to certain classes of vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-8; am 1988, ord 88-1, sec 1; ord 88-168, sec 3.)24-8
Section 24-9. Installation and maintenance of traffic-control devices.
(a) The provisions set forth in this chapter are to provide for the installation and
maintenance of traffic-control devices upon the following categories of streets:
(1) Publicly Maintained Streets. Subject to section 24-8, the director of public
works is authorized, and as to those devices, signs, signals, and markings
required for the purpose of traffic control, it shall be the director of public
works’ duty to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained all
official traffic-control devices, signs, signals and markings on publicly
maintained streets.
(2) Privately Owned and Maintained Streets. The owner(s) of privately owned and
maintained streets which are subject to regulation pursuant to the provisions
of section 24-2, are authorized and required to place and maintain or cause to
be placed and maintained all official traffic-control devices, signs, signals and
markings on their streets, upon adoption of an ordinance pursuant to
section 24-8.
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(b) All devices, signs, signals and markings required for the purpose of traffic control
shall be uniform as to type and location throughout the County.
(c) County consent to the placement of traffic-control signs or markings on a private
street shall not be deemed to constitute ownership or control over that street.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-9; am 1988, ord 88-1, sec 2; am 1995, ord 95-112, sec 2; am
1998, ord 98-97, sec 3; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-9
Section 24-10. Authority of chief of police to establish emergency and
experimental regulations.
(a) The chief of police is empowered to make regulations necessary to make effective
the provisions of this chapter, and to make and enforce temporary or experimental
regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions, and to post signs pertaining
thereto. No such temporary or experimental regulation shall remain in effect for
more than ninety days.
(b) The department of police and the department of public works of the County may
test traffic-control devices under actual conditions of traffic.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-10.)24-10
Section 24-11. Temporary changes to effectuate amendments.
The director of public works of the County is hereby empowered to make changes in
parking and other traffic controls for a period of ninety days as a temporary measure to
effectuate the provisions of an amendment to this chapter. The director of public works
may have a single ninety-day extension of this period, if a bill to enact the so effectuated
amendment of this chapter remains pending before the County council at the end of the
initial ninety-day period. Any additional extensions of time shall require council
approval.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-11; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-57, sec
2.)24-11
Section 24-12. Duty of police to enforce traffic laws.
(a) It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department and such officers as are
assigned by the chief of police to enforce all street traffic laws of this County and all
of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this County.
(b) Any police officer citing or arresting any driver for the following traffic violations
may have the motor vehicle towed to a private tow yard at the registered owner’s
expense pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (“HRS”) 291C-165.5(a):
(1) Driving without a license pursuant to HRS 286-102;
(2) Driving while license is suspended or revoked pursuant to HRS 286-132;
(3) Operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant pursuant to
HRS 291E-61;
(4) Habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant pursuant
to HRS 291E-61.5;
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(5) Operating a vehicle after license and privilege has been suspended or revoked
for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant pursuant to HRS
291E-62;
(6) Operating a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol; persons
under the age of twenty-one pursuant to HRS 291E-64; or
(7) Fraudulent use plates, tags, or emblems pursuant to HRS 249-11.
(c) Pursuant to HRS section 291C-165.5(b), tow companies shall give notice to the
registered owners and lien holders for vehicles towed under this section.
(d) Pursuant to HRS section 291C-165.5(b), any motor vehicle not recovered within
thirty days of the notice being mailed for any violation of section (b) above, shall be
deemed abandoned and may be sold or disposed of as junk.
(e) Community caretaking considerations: Vehicles are not to be towed and/or
impounded under the authority of this section under any of the following
circumstances:
(1) The vehicle is parked on private property on which the registered owner or
operator is legally residing, or the property owner does not object to the vehicle
being left in the parked location;
(2) The registered owner and/or a passenger present in the vehicle at the time of
the stop has a valid driver’s license and are willing and legally able to drive
the vehicle at the time after the stop; or
(3) The vehicle is legally parked at a time and place where the likelihood of it
being subject to theft and/or vandalism is remote and traffic or public safety is
not impeded.
(f) The police department is not responsible to protect any vehicle left on any road or
property after the driver has been arrested for a violation as provided in
subsection (b).
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-12; am 2011, ord 11-102, sec 2.)24-12
Section 24-13. Police to direct traffic; firemen at fire.
(a) Officers of the police department, and officers as are assigned by the chief of police,
are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with the
traffic laws.
(b) In the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard
pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may
require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(c) Officers of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the
police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-13.)24-13
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Section 24-14. Public employees to obey traffic laws.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or
used in the service of the United States government, the State or the County. No driver
or operator of any government vehicle shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter,
except as otherwise permitted by this chapter or by Federal or State law.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 2, sec 24-14.)24-14
Article 3. Citations and Penalties.
Section 24-15. Form of summons or citation.
There shall be provided for use by authorized police officers a form of summons or
citation for use in citing violators of those traffic laws which do not mandate the
physical arrest of such violators.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 3, sec 24-15.)24-15
Section 24-16. Penalties.
Unless otherwise provided for elsewhere in this chapter, or in the Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes, as amended, any person convicted of a violation of any section or provision of
this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 for the first conviction;
not more than $200 for the second conviction of a second offense committed within one
year after the date of the first offense; not more than $500 for the third or subsequent
conviction of a third or subsequent offense committed within one year after the date of
the first offense.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 3, sec 24-16; am 1994, ord 94-103, sec 2.)24-16
Article 4. Fees.
Section 24-17. Motor vehicle tax; computation.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 249-1 through 249-13 of the Hawai‘i
Revised Statutes, all vehicles and motor vehicles, as defined in section 249-1 of the
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, located in the County at the time of registration, shall be
subject to an annual tax computed according to the net weight of each vehicle in the
manner provided in this section. The tax shall become due and payable on an annual
basis, as billed by the department of finance. The tax shall be paid by the owner of each
vehicle and collected by the director of finance. If any vehicle is transported into the
County after the payment of the tax, no additional tax shall be imposed on that vehicle
for the remaining period of the year for which such tax has been paid.
(a) The rate for motor vehicles designed primarily for carrying passengers shall be 1
and 1/4 cent per pound of the net weight of such vehicle. This category shall include
buses, ambulances, and hearses.
(b) The rate for trucks or noncommercial motor vehicles having a net weight of six
thousand five hundred pounds or less and certified as noncommercial shall be 1 and
1/4 cent per pound of the net weight of such vehicles.
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(1) The owner of a truck or noncommercial motor vehicle who desires to have the
vehicle tax at the passenger rate shall file a form furnished by the director of
finance certifying that the truck or noncommercial motor vehicle is not being
and will not be operated for compensation or for commercial purposes.
(2) Where the vehicle is currently registered as a commercial vehicle and the
owner wishes to reclassify the vehicle as noncommercial, the owner shall:
(A) File a form furnished by the director of finance certifying that the vehicle
is not being and will not be operated for compensation or for commercial
purposes;
(B) Surrender the vehicle’s current certificate of registration and license
plates; and
(C) Pay a license fee of $5.50 for the passenger vehicle license plates and
emblem.
(c) The rate for trucks or nonpassenger vehicles used for compensation or commercial
purposes or having a net weight of over six thousand five hundred pounds shall be
2 and 1/2 cents per pound for such vehicle. This category includes trucks, truck-
tractors and road tractors, trailers, and semi-trailers.
(d) Any person who is totally disabled due to injuries received while on duty with the
armed forces of the United States may apply for an exemption from the County
motor vehicle weight tax, including minimum tax under section 24-18, for a single
noncommercial vehicle, subject to proof of total service related disability from the
Veterans Administration and approval by the director of finance.
(e) All motor vehicles owned or leased for twelve months or longer by the State or
County and all County-subsidized motor vehicles owned or leased for twelve
months or longer by police officers that are used for travel by the owner or lessee
for official County business shall be exempt from this section, pursuant to section
249-4 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-17; am 2004, ord 04-8, sec 2; am 2004, ord 04-66, sec 2; am
2013, ord 13-83, sec 2; am 2024, ord 24-86, sec 2.)24-17
Section 24-18. Motor vehicle tax; minimum tax; penalties for delinquency.
(a) The minimum tax assessed under section 24-17 shall in no case be less than $12.
(b) Effective July 1, 2009, any vehicle weight tax imposed by section 24-17 for any year
and not paid when due, shall become delinquent and a penalty of $8 for vehicles
taxed at the passenger car rate and $20 for vehicles taxed at the commercial vehicle
rate shall be added to, and become a part of, the tax collected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-18; am 1982, ord 795, sec 1; am 2009, ord 09-73, sec 2; am
2013, ord 13-83, sec 3.)24-18
Section 24-19. Vehicle registration fees.
(a) The fee for issuance for a new series of number plates for vehicles shall be $5.
(b) The fee for issuance of a tag or emblem for a vehicle, upon payment of the
applicable tax, in any year shall be 50 cents.
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(c) The fee for replacement of a lost or mutilated number plate or plates, tag, or
emblem, shall be as follows:
(1) Number plates, $5.
(2) Tag or emblem, 50 cents.
(d) The transfer of ownership fee for issuance of a new certificate of ownership shall be
$5.
(e) The transfer fee for issuance of a new certificate of registration on a trailer shall be
$5.
(f) The fee for dealer correction for each instance of correction of the registration
record shall be $5.
(g) The fee for duplicate certificate of registration or certificate of ownership shall
be $5.
(h) A fee of $1 per certificate of registration shall be assessed and collected annually
together with other applicable vehicle taxes and fees, to be used for highway
beautification and disposal of abandoned vehicles.
(i) An annual fee of $12 per vehicle shall be charged for each vehicle registration,
which shall be paid at the same time as the motor vehicle tax paid pursuant to
section 24-17 of this chapter. The proceeds from this fee shall be allocated to
establish a fund for the towing, removal, disposal and recycling of abandoned or
discarded automobiles and automobile parts, and such fund entitled “vehicle
disposal fund” is hereby established.
(j) An annual County registration fee of $12 per vehicle shall be charged for each
vehicle registration, which shall be paid at the same time as the motor vehicle tax
paid pursuant to section 24-17 of this chapter.
(k) Any person who is totally disabled due to injuries received while on duty with the
armed forces of the United States may apply for an exemption from subsections (a),
(b), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, for a single noncommercial vehicle, subject to
proof of total service related disability from the Veterans Administration and
approval by the director of finance.
(l) All motor vehicles owned or leased for twelve months or longer by the State or
County and all County-subsidized motor vehicles owned or leased for twelve
months or longer by police officers that are used for travel by the owner or lessee
for official County business shall be exempt from subsections (b), (h), (i), and (j) of
this section.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-19; am 1982, ord 817, sec 1; am 1985, ord 85-59, sec l; am
1989, ord 89-51, sec 1; am 1994, ord 94-46, sec 2; am 2002, ord 02-90, sec 2; am 2003,
ord 03-32, sec 2; am 2004, ord 04-8, sec 3; am 2013, ord 13-83, sec 4; am 2024, ord 24-86,
sec 3.)24-19
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Section 24-20. Motor vehicle driver's permit and license fees.
The following fees are established for the application and renewal of motor vehicle
instruction permits and driver's licenses:
(a) Application for instruction permit, $10.
(b) Application for driver's license or out-of-state transfer:
(1) Application for driver's license (not chargeable if applicant presents evidence
of having paid to Hawai‘i County the application for instruction permit
fee), $1.
(2) Application for out-of-state transfer with a valid out-of-state license, $4.
(c) Reinstatement fee (payable upon the restoration of any license which has been
suspended), $50.
(d) Driver’s license valid for one year, $5.
(e) Renewal of driver’s license valid for one year, $5.
(f) Driver's license valid for two years, $10.
(g) Renewal of driver's license valid for two years, $10.
(h) Driver's license valid for four years, $20.
(i) Renewal of driver's license valid for four years, $20.
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(j) Driver’s license valid for eight years, $40.
(k) Renewal of driver’s license valid for eight years, $40.
(l) Reactivation fee for each thirty-day period after the ninety-day grace period for
renewal within one year of expiration, $5.
(m) Duplicate license/permit, $6.
(n) Road test fees (categories 1, 2, and 3), $10; (category 4), $50.
(o) Written test fee, $1.
(p) Oral examination fee, $10.
(q) Provisional license valid until age nineteen, $5 per year.
(r) Request for verification of license status, $10.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-20; am 1994, ord 94-88, sec 1; am 1998, ord 98-10, sec 1; am
2005, ord 05-163, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-83, sec 2.)24-20
Section 24-21. Motor vehicle driver's license examination fees.
The following fees are established for the examination of drivers applying for a
driver's license:
(a) Written examination fee, $1.
(b) Oral examination fee (applicable to those requesting an oral examination, either for
an instruction permit or for a license renewal in categories 1-3), $10.
(c) Fees for commercial driver's licenses will be collected pursuant to the provisions of
State law.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-21; am 1994, ord 94-88, sec 2.)24-21
Section 24-22. Disposition of fees.
All fees collected under this article shall be deposited in the general fund of the
County of Hawai‘i as County realizations.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 4, sec 24-22.)24-22
Article 5. Inspection of Vehicles.
Section 24-23. Department of finance to inspect vehicles.
The department of finance is designated as the County department having the
responsibility for administering the periodic vehicle inspection program.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-23; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 2.)24-23
Section 24-24. Periodic vehicle inspections.
Periodic safety inspection of vehicles shall be as provided by law and rules and
regulations promulgated by the State director of transportation, formerly the State
highway safety coordinator.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-24; am 1986, ord 86-48, sec 1.)24-24
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Section 24-25. Cost of inspection stickers; fee for certificate of inspection.
(a) The 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.
(b) The person operating an official inspection station may charge not more than the
following fees for the certificate of inspection and approval and affixing of
inspection stickers, regardless of whether a certificate of approval is issued or
whether affixing of inspection stickers is done:
Vehicle Inspection Fees:
Automobiles and Trucks ........................................................................... Not more than $9.75
Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Trailers .......................................................... Not more than $4.25
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-25; am 1987, ord 87-63, sec 1; am 2008, ord 08-100,
sec 3.)24-25
Section 24-26. Designation of inspection stations; permit required;
application; bond.
(a) The director of finance shall issue permits for and furnish instructions and all
forms to official inspection stations for the inspection 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 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 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 director of finance.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-26; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 4.)24-26
Section 24-27. Inspection of inspection stations; permit revocation.
The 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 director of finance finds is not properly equipped or conducted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-27; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 5.)24-27
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Section 24-28. Permit nontransferable; posting of permit.
No permit for an official station shall be assigned, transferred, or used at any
location other than therein designated. Every permit shall be posted in a conspicuous
place at the location designated.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-28.)24-28
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 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 director of finance
pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the State director of
transportation.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-29; am 1986, ord 86-48, sec 2; am 2008, ord 08-100,
sec 6.)24-29
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 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.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-30; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 7.)24-30
Section 24-31. False certificates prohibited.
(a) No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation or counterfeit of an
official certificate of inspection and approval.
(b) No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any vehicle any
certificate of inspection and approval knowing the certificate to be fictitious, or
issued for another vehicle, or issued without an adequate inspection having been
made.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 5, sec 24-31.)24-31
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Article 6. Equipment.
Division 1. General Provisions.
Section 24-32. Scope and effect of article.
(a) No person shall drive or move, and no owner shall cause or knowingly permit to be
driven or moved on any highway, any vehicle or combination of vehicles: (1) which
is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, (2) which does not contain
those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in
proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or (3) which is
equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter.
(b) No person shall do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this
chapter.
(c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of
additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter.
(d) The provisions of this article with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply
to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except
as specifically made applicable.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-32.)24-32
Section 24-33. Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-33; rep 1996, ord 96-112, sec 3.)24-33
Division 2. Lamps.
Subdivision 1. Generally.
Section 24-34. When lighted lamps are required.
Every vehicle upon a highway within the County at any time from a half hour after
sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when, due to insufficient light
or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not
clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred feet ahead shall display lighted lamps
and illuminating devices as required by this chapter for different classes of vehicles,
subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-34.)24-34
Section 24-35. Visibility, distance, and mounted height of lamps.
(a) For a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under
normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly
stated, this provision shall apply during the times stated in section 24-34,
whenever requirement is declared in this article as to distance from which certain
lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lamps or
devices shall be visible.
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(b) Whenever requirement is declared in this article as to the mounted height of lamps
or devices it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground
upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-35.)24-35
Subdivision 2. Headlamps, Tail Lamps, Reflectors, Turn Signals,
Brake Lights and Back-Up Lights.
Section 24-36. Headlamps on motor vehicles; specifications.
(a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be
equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on each side of the front of
the motor vehicle. The headlamps shall comply with the requirements and
limitations set forth in this chapter.
(b) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one
and not more than two headlamps which shall comply with the requirements and
limitations of this chapter.
(c) Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor-
driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the headlamp
of not more than fifty-four inches nor less than twenty-four inches to be measured
as set forth in section 24-35(b).
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-36.)24-36
Section 24-37. Tail lamp requirements.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle
which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with
at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in
section 24-35, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand
feet to the rear. In the case of a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamp on the
rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
(b) Every above-mentioned vehicle, other than a truck tractor, shall be equipped with
at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, on the same level and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable, which, when lighted as required, shall comply with the
provisions of this section.
(c) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than
seventy-two inches nor less than twenty inches.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-37.)24-37
Section 24-38. Illumination of rear registration plate required.
Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to
illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible
from a distance of fifty feet to the rear.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-38.)24-38
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Section 24-39. Wiring of rear lamps.
Any tail lamp or tail lamps together with any separate lamp for illuminating the
rear registration plate shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlamps or
auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-39.)24-39
Section 24-40. Reflector specifications.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer shall carry on the rear,
either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two or more red reflectors except
that motorcycles and motor-driven cycles shall carry at least one such reflector.
Vehicles of the types mentioned in sections 24-45 through 24-51 shall be equipped
with reflectors meeting the requirements of sections 24-54(a) and 24-55(a).
(b) Every such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height not less than
twenty inches nor more than sixty inches measured as set forth in section 24-35(b)
and shall be of such size and character and so mounted as to be visible at night
from all distances within three hundred fifty feet to one hundred feet from such
vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps, except where
visibility from a greater distance may be required on certain types of vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-40.)24-40
Section 24-41. Stop lamps and turn signal specifications.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with
two or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of section 24-42 except that
motorcycles and motor-driven cycles shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp.
On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need
actually be seen from the distance specified in section 24-42.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with
electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of section 24-43, except that
passenger cars and trucks less than eighty inches in width, and motorcycles and
motor-driven cycles, need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-41.)24-41
Section 24-42. Brake lights.
Any vehicle so required under this chapter shall be equipped with a stop lamp or
lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light, or any shade
of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than three hundred
feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of the
service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be incorporated with one or more other
rear lamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-42.)24-42
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Section 24-43. Electric turn signals.
(a) When required under section 24-41(b), a vehicle shall be equipped with electric turn
signals which shall indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights showing to the
front and rear of a vehicle or on a combination of vehicles on the side of the vehicle
or combination toward which the turn is to be made. The lamps showing to the
front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as
practicable and, when signaling, shall emit white or amber light, or any shade of
light between white and amber. The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on
the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and, when signaling,
shall emit a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber.
(b) Turn signal lamps on vehicles eighty inches or more in over-all width shall be
visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet in normal sunlight. Turn
signal lamps on vehicles less than eighty inches wide shall be visible at a distance
of not less than three hundred feet in normal sunlight.
(c) Turn signal lamps may, but need not be, incorporated in other lamps on the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-43.)24-43
Section 24-44. Back-up lights.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more back-up lamps either
separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such back-up lamp or lamps
shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-44.)24-44
Subdivision 3. Identification and Clearance Lamps.
Section 24-45. Application of lighting requirements.
In addition to the other equipment required by this division, buses, trucks, truck
tractors and trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers, when operated upon the highway,
shall meet the requirements of sections 24-44 et seq. and 24-53 et seq.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-45.)24-45
Section 24-46. Identification lamp specifications.
(a) Whenever required or permitted by this division, identification lamps shall be
grouped in a horizontal row, with lamp centers spaced not less than six nor more
than twenty inches apart, and mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle
as close as practicable to the vertical centerline.
(b) Where the cab of a vehicle is not more than forty-two inches wide at the front roof
line, a single identification lamp at the center of the cab shall be deemed to comply
with the requirements for front identification lamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-46.)24-46
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Section 24-47. Bus and truck requirements.
(a) Buses and trucks eighty inches or more in over-all width shall have:
(1) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification
lamps meeting the specifications of section 24-46.
(2) On the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification
lamps meeting the specifications of section 24-46 provided that reflectors may
be used in lieu of clearance lamps on rear-end dump trucks and trucks
equipped with hydraulic tailgates.
(3) On each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or
near the rear.
(4) On each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the
rear.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-47.)24-47
Section 24-48. Trailer and semi-trailer requirements.
(a) Trailers and semi-trailers eighty inches or more in over-all width shall have:
(1) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side.
(2) On the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side; three identification lamps
meeting the specifications of section 24-46.
(3) On each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or
near the rear.
(4) On each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the
rear.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-48.)24-48
Section 24-49. Truck tractor requirements.
Truck tractors shall have on the front, two cab clearance lamps, one at each side,
and three identification lamps meeting the specifications of section 24-46.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-49.)24-49
Section 24-50. Trailer requirements.
Trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers thirty feet or more in over-all length shall
have on each side, one amber side marker lamp and one amber reflector, centrally
located with respect to the length of the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-50.)24-50
Section 24-51. Pole trailer requirements.
(a) Pole trailers shall have:
(1) On each side, one amber side marker lamp at or near the front of the load;
(2) One amber reflector at or near the front of the load; and
(3) On the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing
amber to the front and red to the rear and side, mounted to indicate maximum
width of the pole trailer.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-51.)24-51
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Section 24-52. Wide vehicles.
Any vehicle eighty inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by this
subdivision, may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to
the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more than three
identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare.
Such lamps shall be mounted as specified in section 24-46.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-52.)24-52
Subdivision 4. Color, Mounting, and Visibility of Lamps.
Section 24-53. Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker
lamps, back-up lamps, and reflectors.
(a) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors
mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or
reflect an amber color.
(b) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors
mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or
reflect a red color.
(c) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display
or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device, which may be red
or amber, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and
the light emitted by a back-up lamp shall be white or amber.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-53.)24-53
Section 24-54. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps, and side
marker lamps.
(a) Reflectors when required by subdivision 3 of this division, shall be mounted at a
height not less than twenty-four inches and not higher than sixty inches above the
ground on which the vehicle stands, except that if the highest part of the
permanent structure of the vehicle is less than twenty-four inches the reflector at
such point shall be mounted as high as that part of the permanent structure will
permit.
(b) The rear reflectors on a pole trailer may be mounted on each side of the bolster or
load.
(c) Any required red reflector on the rear of a vehicle may be incorporated with the tail
lamp, but such reflector shall meet all the other reflector requirements of this
chapter.
(d) Clearance lamps shall be mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle in
such a manner as to indicate its extreme width and as near the top thereof as
practicable. Clearance lamps and side marker lamps may be mounted in
combination provided illumination is given as required herein with reference to
both.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-54.)24-54
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Section 24-55. Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps,
identification lamps, and marker lamps.
(a) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in subdivision 3 of this division shall be
of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at
nighttime from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet from the
vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps. Reflectors
required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of
light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.
(b) Front and rear clearance lamps and identification lamps shall be capable of being
seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are
required at all distances between five hundred feet, and fifty feet from the front and
rear respectively, of the vehicle.
(c) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal
atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at all distances between five
hundred feet and fifty feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-55.)24-55
Subdivision 5. When Lamps Required.
Section 24-56. Vehicles in combination; obstructed lights not required.
Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time
that lights are required, any lamp (except tail lamps) need not be lighted which, by
reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another
vehicle of the combination. This section shall not affect the requirement that lighted
clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicle required to have
clearance lamps, nor that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any
combination shall be lighted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-56.)24-56
Section 24-57. Lamps or flags on projecting load.
(a) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond
the bed or body of the vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of
the load, at the times specified in section 24-34, two red lamps, visible from a
distance of at least five hundred feet to the rear, two red reflectors meeting the
requirements of section 24-55(a) visible from the rear and located so as to indicate
maximum width, and on each side one red lamp, visible from a distance of at least
five hundred feet to the side, located so as to indicate maximum overhang.
(b) There shall be displayed at all other times on any vehicle having a load which
extends beyond its sides or more than four feet beyond its rear, red flags, not less
than twelve inches square, marking the extremities of such load, at each point
where a lamp would otherwise be required by this section, under section 24-34.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-57.)24-57
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Section 24-58. Lamps or flags; pole trailers.
(a) No pole trailer shall be operated on the public highway with any part of the
permanent structure or load extending in excess of six feet back from the center of
the rearmost axle of the vehicle unless there is displayed at the extreme rear end of
the load or permanent structure at the times specified in section 24-34, two red
lamps, visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the rear, two red
reflectors meeting the requirements of section 24-55(a), visible from the rear and
located so as to indicate maximum width and on each side one red lamp, visible
from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the side, located so as to indicate
maximum overhang to the rear.
(b) There shall be displayed at all other times, red flags, not less than twelve inches
square, marking the extremities of the load or permanent structure, at each point
where a lamp would otherwise be required by this section, and section 24-34.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-58.)24-58
Section 24-59. Lamps on parked vehicles.
(a) Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps which, when lighted, shall
display a white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the
front of the vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to
the rear of the vehicle. The location of the lamps shall always be such that at least
one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is
installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing
traffic. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
(b) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours
between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and in the event
there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five
hundred feet upon the street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon the
parked vehicle.
(c) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent
thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour
after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and there is insufficient light to reveal
any person or object within a distance of five hundred feet upon the highway, the
vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with and shall display lamps
meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-59.)24-59
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Section 24-60. Lamps on farm tractors, equipment and implements
of husbandry.
(a) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of
husbandry shall at all times mentioned in section 24-34, be equipped with two
single-beam or multiple-beam headlamps meeting the requirements of sections
24-76, 24-77 and 24-78 or 24-80, or as an alternative, section 24-82, and at least two
red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to
the rear, and at least two red reflectors visible from all distances within six
hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper
beams of headlamps.
(b) Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed implement
of husbandry shall at all times mentioned in section 24-34, be equipped with lamps
as follows:
(1) The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as
required in paragraph (a) of this section.
(2) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of such
combination shall be equipped on the rear with two red lamps visible when
lighted from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear, and two
red reflectors visible to the rear from all distances within six hundred feet to
one hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of
headlamps.
(3) These combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a white or
amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible when
lighted from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the front. This
lamp shall be so positioned to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme
left projection of the combination carrying it.
(c) The two red lamps and the two red reflectors required in subsections (a) and (b) of
this section on a self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry
or combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment shall be so positioned as
to show from the rear as nearly as practicable the extreme width of the vehicle or
combination carrying them.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-60.)24-60
Section 24-61. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment.
Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in section
24-32, not specifically required by the provisions of this article to be equipped with
lamps or other lighting devices, shall at all times specified in section 24-34 be equipped
with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than
one thousand feet to the front of the vehicle, and shall also be equipped with two lamps
displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear
of the vehicle, or as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a
distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible
from all distances of six hundred to one hundred feet to the rear when illuminated by
the upper beams of headlamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-61.)24-61
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Subdivision 6. Special Purpose Lamps and Signal Devices.
Section 24-62. Spot lamps.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two spot lamps. Every
lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used that no part of the high-intensity portion
of the beam will strike the windshield or any windows, mirror, or occupant of another
vehicle in use.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-62.)24-62
Section 24-63. Fog lamps.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on
the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the
level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not
loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the
vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of four
inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps
meeting the above requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified
in sections 24-76, 24-77, and 24-78.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-63.)24-63
Section 24-64. Fog or parking lamps; moving use prohibited.
(a) No vehicle shall be driven at any time with fog lamps lighted except when the
headlamps are also lighted.
(b) No vehicle shall be driven at any time with parking lamps lighted except when the
parking lamps are being used as turn signals or when the headlamps are also
lighted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-64.)24-64
Section 24-65. Auxiliary passing lamps.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary passing
lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches nor more than
forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions
of sections 24-76, 24-77, and 24-78 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and
auxiliary passing lamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-65.)24-65
Section 24-66. Auxiliary driving lamps.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary driving lamps
mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches nor more than forty-two
inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of sections
24-76, 24-77, and 24-78 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary
driving lamps.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-66.)24-66
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Section 24-67. Running-board courtesy lamp.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running-board courtesy
lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-67.)24-67
Section 24-68. Cowl or fender lamps.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender
lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-68.)24-68
Section 24-69. School bus and emergency vehicle signal lamps.
Every school bus shall, and every authorized emergency vehicle may, in addition to
any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this chapter be equipped
with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which
shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red lights located at
the same level and to the rear two alternately flashing red lights located at the same
level, and these lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at five hundred feet in
normal sunlight.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-69.)24-69
Section 24-70. Emergency vehicle flashing red light.
(a) Every authorized emergency vehicle except police vehicles and authorized civil
defense emergency vehicles shall be equipped with at least one flashing red light
visible to the front of the vehicle for a distance of five hundred feet in normal
sunlight.
(b) Police vehicles shall be equipped with at least one flashing blue light visible to the
front of the vehicle for a distance of five hundred feet in normal sunlight.
(c) Authorized civil defense emergency vehicles shall be equipped with at least one
flashing red light visible to the front of the vehicle for a distance of three hundred
feet in normal sunlight.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-70.)24-70
Section 24-71. School bus or emergency vehicles only.
The lighting equipment described in sections 24-69 and 24-70 shall not be used on
any vehicle other than a school bus or an authorized emergency vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-71.)24-71
Section 24-72. Siren.
Only authorized emergency vehicles may be equipped with a siren.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-72.)24-72
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Section 24-73. Requirement of yielding right-of-way.
The use of the signal equipment described in this subdivision shall impose upon
drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right-of-way and stop as prescribed in
sections 24-174 and 24-175.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-73.)24-73
Section 24-74. Special hazard vehicles; flashing amber warning lamps.
Every special hazard vehicle shall display flashing amber warning lamps which
shall be visible to the front, sides and rear. Flashing warning lamps, when used, shall
meet the current specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-74.)24-74
Section 24-75. Warning lamp specifications.
(a) Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of
warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard
requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and
when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other warning
signals required by this chapter.
(b) The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same
level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display
simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white
and amber.
(c) The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same
level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously
flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red.
(d) The warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than fifteen hundred
feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-75.)24-75
Subdivision 7. Road Lighting Equipment.
Section 24-76. Multiple-beam lamps required.
Except as provided in this subdivision the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp
or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles other than
motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at
will between distributions of light projected to different elevations and such lamps may,
in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the
limitations in this subdivision.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-76.)24-76
Section 24-77. Intensity requirement.
(a) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and
of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three
hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading.
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(b) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of
sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one
hundred feet ahead. On a straight level road under any condition of loading none of
the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an
approaching driver.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-77.)24-77
Section 24-78. Multiple-beam lighting; beam indicator required.
Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered
in the County which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with
a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light
from the headlamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be
so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the
driver of the vehicle so equipped.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-78.)24-78
Section 24-79. Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.
(a) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent
thereto during the times specified in section 24-34, the driver shall use a
distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient
intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle,
subject to the requirements and limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred
feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that
the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The
lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in section 24-77(b)
shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
(c) Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches another vehicle from the rear, within
three hundred feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under
this division other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in
section 24-77(a).
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-79.)24-79
Section 24-80. Single-beam road-lighting requirement.
(a) Headlamp systems which provide only a single distribution of light shall be
permitted on motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to July 1, 1962, in lieu of
multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of
light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
(1) The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of
the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five feet
ahead project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of
the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two inches
above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five feet
ahead.
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(2) The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of
at least two hundred feet.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-80.)24-80
Section 24-81. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles.
(a) The headlamp or headlamps upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-
beam or multiple-beam type but in either event shall comply with the requirements
and limitations set forth in this section.
(b) Every headlamp or headlamps on a motor-driven cycle shall be of sufficient
intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of not less than one hundred
feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at any speed less than twenty-five
miles per hour and at a distance of not less than two hundred feet when the motor-
driven cycle is operated at a speed of twenty-five or more miles per hour, and at a
distance of not less than three hundred feet when the motor-driven cycle is
operated at a speed of thirty-five or more miles per hour.
(c) In the event the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a multiple-beam headlamp or
headlamps, the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in
subsection (b) and shall not exceed the limitations set forth in section 24-77(a) and
the lowermost beam shall meet the requirements applicable to a lowermost
distribution of light as set forth in section 24-77(b).
(d) In the event the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp or lamps,
the lamp or lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded, none of the
high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead, shall project
higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-81.)24-81
Section 24-82. Alternate road-lighting equipment; restriction.
Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in section 24-34
when equipped with two lighted lamps upon the front thereof capable of revealing
persons and objects seventy-five feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in sections 24-76,
24-77, and 24-78, or 24-80, provided, that at no time shall it be operated at a speed in
excess of twenty miles per hour.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-82.)24-82
Section 24-83. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
(a) At all times specified in section 24-34, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed,
one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or
motor-driven cycle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations
governing lights on parked vehicles.
(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as required in this chapter is
also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the
front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than three hundred
candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a
vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-83.)24-83
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Section 24-84. Lamp restrictions.
(a) During the times specified in section 24-34, any lighted lamp or illuminating device
upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing
turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps and school bus warning lamps,
which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred
candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the
beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance
of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle.
(b) Except as required in sections 24-69 through 24-74, no person shall drive or move
any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon
displaying a red light visible from directly in front of the center thereof.
(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except as required in sections 24-69 through 24-74,
and authorized in sections 24-42, 24-43, 24-44, 24-52, 24-67, 24-68, and 24-75.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-84.)24-84
Division 3. Brake Equipment.
Section 24-85. Brake equipment required.
Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer and pole trailer, and any combination of
such vehicles operating upon a highway within this County shall be equipped with
brakes in compliance with the requirements of this division.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-85.)24-85
Section 24-86. Service brakes; adequacy.
Every vehicle and combination of vehicles, except special mobile equipment as
defined in section 24-3 (43) shall be equipped with service brakes complying with the
performance requirements of section 24-97, and adequate to control the movement of
and to stop and hold the vehicle under all conditions of loading, and on any grade
incident to its operation.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-86.)24-86
Section 24-87. Parking brakes required.
(a) Every vehicle and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles and motor-driven
cycles, shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle on any
grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from
loose material. The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance
with the foregoing requirements by the driver's muscular effort, by spring action or
by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or
other source of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or
other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being
applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements.
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(b) The parking brakes shall be so designed that when once applied they shall remain
applied with the required effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy
or leakage of any kind. The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies,
brake shoe anchors and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally
associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes
and the parking brakes. If the means of applying the parking brakes and the
service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of
any one part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-87.)24-87
Section 24-88. Brakes on all wheels required; exceptions.
(a) Every vehicle shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels except:
(1) Trailers, semi-trailers, or pole trailers of a gross weight not exceeding three
thousand pounds, provided that:
(A) The total weight on and including the wheels of the trailer or trailers
shall not exceed forty percent of the gross weight of the towing vehicle
when connected to the trailer or trailers, and
(B) The combination of vehicles, consisting of the towing vehicle and its total
towed load, is capable of complying with the performance requirements
of section 24-97.
(2) Any vehicle being towed in driveaway or tow-away operations, provided the
combination of vehicles is capable of complying with the performance
requirements of section 24-97.
(3) Trucks and truck-tractors having three or more axles need not have brakes on
the front wheels, except that when such vehicles are equipped with at least
two steerable axles, the wheels of one steerable axle need not have brakes.
However, such trucks and truck-tractors must be capable of complying with
the performance requirements of section 24-97.
(4) Special mobile equipment as defined in section 24-3(43).
(5) The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, or
the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped with brakes,
provided that such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is capable of complying
with the performance requirements of section 24-97.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-88.)24-88
Section 24-89. Automatic trailer brakes.
Every trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer equipped with air or vacuum actuated
brakes and every trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer with a gross weight in excess of
three thousand pounds, manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1961, shall be
equipped with brakes acting on all wheels and of such character as to be applied
automatically and promptly, and remain applied for at least fifteen minutes, upon
breakaway from the towing vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-89.)24-89
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Section 24-90. Tractor brakes; breakaway protection.
Every motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1961, and used to tow
a trailer, semi-trailer, or pole trailer equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with
means for providing that in case of breakaway of the towed vehicle, the towing vehicle
will be capable of being stopped by the use of its service brakes.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-90.)24-90
Section 24-91. Trailer brakes; backflow protection.
Air brake systems installed on trailers manufactured or assembled after July 1,
1961, shall be so designed that the supply reservoir used to provide air for the brakes
shall be safeguarded against backflow of air from the reservoir through the supply line.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-91.)24-91
Section 24-92. Emergency brakes; air brake application.
(a) Every towing vehicle, when used to tow another vehicle equipped with air
controlled brakes, in other than driveaway or tow-away operations, shall be
equipped with two means for emergency application of the trailer brakes.
(1) One of these means shall apply the brakes automatically in the event of a
reduction of the towing vehicle air supply to a fixed pressure which shall not
be lower than twenty pounds per square inch nor higher than forty-five
pounds per square inch.
(2) The other means shall be a manually controlled device for applying and
releasing the brakes, readily operable by a person seated in the driving seat.
Its emergency position or method of operation shall be clearly indicated.
(b) In no instance may the manual means be so arranged as to permit its use to
prevent operation of the automatic means.
(c) The automatic and the manual means required by this section may be, but are not
required to be, separate.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-92.)24-92
Section 24-93. Emergency brakes; vacuum brake controls.
Every towing vehicle used to tow other vehicles equipped with vacuum brakes, in
operations other than driveaway or tow-away operations shall have, in addition to the
single control device required by section 24-94, a second control device which can be
used to operate the brakes on towed vehicles in emergencies. The second control shall be
independent of brake air, hydraulic, and other pressure, and independent of other
controls, unless the braking system be so arranged that failure of the pressure upon
which the second control depends will cause the towed vehicle brakes to be applied
automatically. The second control is not required to provide modulated braking.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-93.)24-93
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Section 24-94. One control to operate all brakes.
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and every combination of
such vehicles, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, equipped with brakes
shall have the braking system so arranged that one control device can be used to
operate all service brakes.
(b) This requirement does not prohibit vehicles from being equipped with an additional
control device to be used to operate brakes on the towed vehicles.
(c) This regulation does not apply to driveaway or tow-away operations unless the
brakes on the individual vehicles are designed to be operated by a single control on
the towing vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-94.)24-94
Section 24-95. Reservoir capacity and check valve.
(a) Air Brakes. Every bus, truck or truck tractor with air operated brakes shall be
equipped with at least one reservoir sufficient to insure that, when fully charged to
the maximum pressure as regulated by the air compressor governor cut-out setting,
a full service brake application may be made without lowering such reservoir
pressure by more than twenty percent. Each reservoir shall be provided with means
for readily draining accumulated oil or water.
(b) Vacuum Brakes. Every truck with three or more axles equipped with vacuum
assistor type brakes and every truck tractor and truck used for towing a vehicle
equipped with vacuum brakes shall be equipped with a reserve capacity or a
vacuum reservoir sufficient to insure that, with the reserve capacity or reservoir
fully charged and with the engine stopped, a full service brake application may be
made without depleting the vacuum supply by more than forty percent.
(c) Reservoir Safeguarded. All motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and pole trailers,
when equipped with air or vacuum reservoirs or reserve capacity as required by
this section, shall have such reservoirs or reserve capacity so safeguarded by a
check valve or equivalent device that in the event of failure or leakage in its
connection to the source of compressed air or vacuum, the stored air or vacuum
shall not be depleted by the leak or failure.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-95.)24-95
Section 24-96. Warning devices required.
(a) Air Brakes. Every bus, truck or truck-tractor using compressed air for the operation
of its own brakes or the brakes on any towed vehicle, shall be provided with a
warning signal, other than a pressure gauge, readily audible or visible to the driver,
which will operate at any time the air reservoir pressure of the vehicle is below fifty
percent of the air compressor governor cut-out pressure. In addition, each such
vehicle shall be equipped with a pressure gauge visible to the driver, which
indicates in pounds per square inch the pressure available for braking.
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(b) Vacuum Brakes. Every truck-tractor and truck used for towing a vehicle equipped
with vacuum operated brakes and every truck with three or more axles using
vacuum in the operation of its brakes, except those in driveaway or tow-away
operations, shall be equipped with a warning signal, other than a gauge indicating
vacuum, readily audible or visible to the driver, which will operate at any time the
vacuum in the vehicle’s supply reservoir or reserve capacity is less than eight
inches of mercury.
(c) Combination of Warning Devices. When a vehicle required to be equipped with a
warning device is equipped with both air and vacuum power for the operation of its
own brakes or the brakes on a towed vehicle the warning devices may be, but are
not required to be, combined into a single device which will serve both purposes. A
gauge or gauges indicating pressure or vacuum shall not be deemed to be adequate
means of satisfying this requirement.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-96.)24-96
Section 24-97. Performance ability of brakes.
(a) Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, at all times and under all
conditions of loading, upon application of the service brake, shall be capable of:
(1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross
weight tabulated herein for its classification;
(2) Decelerating to a stop from not more than twenty miles per hour at not less
than the feet per second per second tabulated herein for its classification; and
(3) Stopping from a speed of twenty miles per hour in not more than the distance
tabulated herein for its classification, such distance to be measured from the
point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.
(b) Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level
(not to exceed plus or minus one percent grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is
free from loose material.
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(c) Table of Required Brake Performance.
Classification of Vehicles Braking force Deceleration Brake system
as a percentage in feet application and
of gross vehicle per second braking distance in
or combination per second feet from an initial
weight speed of 20 m.p.h.
APassenger vehicles with a
seating capacity of 10
people or less including
driver, not having a
52.8%1725
manufacturer's gross
vehicle weight rating
B-1All motorcycles and motor-
43.5% 14 30
driven cycles
B-2Single unit vehicles with a
manufacturer's gross
vehicle weight rating of
43.5% 14 30
10,000 pounds or less
C-1Single unit vehicles with a
manufacturer's gross
weight rating of more than
43.5% 14 40
10,000 pounds
C-2Combination of a two-axle
towing vehicle and a
trailer with a gross trailer
43.5% 14 40
weight of 3,000 pounds or
less
C-3Buses, regardless of the
number of axles, not
having a manufacturer's
43.5% 14 40
gross weight rating
C-4All combinations of
vehicles in driveaway-tow-
43.5% 14 40
away operations
D All other vehicles and
43.5% 1450
combinations of vehicles
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-97.)24-97
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Section 24-98. Maintenance of brakes.
All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to
operate as equally as practical with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the
vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-98.)24-98
Section 24-99. Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
(a) The 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 director of finance finds will not comply with the performance ability
standard set forth in section 24-97 or which in the 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 director of finance has disapproved the braking system upon such
vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-99; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 8.)24-99
Section 24-100. Hydraulic brake fluid requirements.
(a) The term hydraulic fluid as used in this section means the liquid medium through
which force is transmitted to the brakes in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle.
(b) Hydraulic brake fluid shall be distributed and serviced with due regard for the
safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public.
(c) Hydraulic brake fluid shall conform to the current standards and specifications of
the Society of Automotive Engineers applicable to such fluid.
(d) No person shall distribute, have for sale, offer for sale, or sell any hydraulic brake
fluid unless it complies with the requirements of this section.
(e) No person shall service any vehicle with brake fluid unless it complies with the
requirements of this section.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-100.)24-100
Division 4. Mirrors, Windshields and Mud Guards.
Section 24-101. Mirror required.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror or mirrors so located as to
reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to
the rear of the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-101.)24-101
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.
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(b) Posters or stickers approved by the 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 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.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-102; am 1988, ord 88-11, sec 1; am 2008, ord 08-100,
sec 9.)24-102
Section 24-103. Windshield wiper required.
(a) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning
rain or other moisture from the windshield. Such device shall be so constructed as
to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(b) Every windshield wiper upon a vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-103.)24-103
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
director of finance.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-104; am 2008, ord 08-100, sec 10.)24-104
Section 24-105. Mud and spray guard required.
No person shall operate on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer
unless equipped with fenders, covers, or devices, including flaps or splash aprons, or
unless the body of the vehicle or attachments thereto afford adequate protection to
effectively minimize the spray or splash of water or mud to the rear of the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-105.)24-105
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Section 24-106. Safety glazing material required.
(a) No person shall sell any new motor vehicle nor shall any new motor vehicle be
registered unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a type
meeting the current specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers wherever
glazing material is used in doors, windows and windshields.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles,
including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including
truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all
glazing material used in doors, windows, and windshields in the driver's
compartments of such vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-106.)24-106
Section 24-107. Safety glazing material defined; broken material prohibited.
(a) The term safety glazing materials means glazing materials so constructed, treated,
or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with
ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects
from exterior sources, or by these safety glazing materials when they may be
cracked or broken.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle which is equipped with safety glazing
material which is shattered or broken.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-107.)24-107
Division 5. Muffler and Exhaust System.
Section 24-108. Muffler defined.
Muffler as used in this division means a device consisting of a series of baffle plates,
chambers, or perforated tube or tubes with spun glass, spun steel, or other type of
sandwich packing, or of other mechanical design or construction, for the purpose of
receiving exhaust gas and controlling exhaust noise from the motor of a motor vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-108.)24-108
Section 24-109. Muffler required; excessive or unusual noise defined.
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway or street unless the
motor vehicle is equipped, at all times, with a muffler or mufflers in constant
operation and of such length and size or of sufficient capacity for the motor and
exhaust system to prevent the escape of excessive or annoying fumes or smoke, and
excessive or unusual noise.
(b) Excessive or unusual noise as used in this division means noise in excess of the
usual noise which would necessarily result from the operation of a motor when
reduced to the minimum by a muffler.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-109.)24-109
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Section 24-110. Exhaust system requirements.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway or street unless the
motor and exhaust system of the motor vehicle is properly equipped and adjusted so as
to prevent (a) the escape of excessive or annoying fumes or smoke, and (b) the emission
of excessive or unusual noise.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-110.)24-110
Section 24-111. Modified or altered exhaust systems.
No person shall operate on a public highway or street a motor vehicle (a) with a
motor or exhaust system which has been altered or modified to such an extent that the
noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system shall be deemed excessive or unusual or
(b) equipped with a dummy muffler, cut-out by-pass or other similar device.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-111.)24-111
Division 6. Signal Devices.
Section 24-112. Horn required; use.
(a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn
in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal
conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet, but no horn or other
warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
(b) The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to insure safe
operation, give audible warning with the driver’s horn, but shall not otherwise use
such horn when upon a highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-112.)24-112
Section 24-113. Prohibited devices.
No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any
siren, whistle or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-113.)24-113
Section 24-114. Theft alarm permitted.
Any commercial vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is
so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-114.)24-114
Section 24-115. Use of siren by emergency vehicles.
Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren capable of
emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five
hundred feet and of a type complying with section 24-3(40), but such siren shall not be
used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the
immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which latter events
the driver of such vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and
other drivers of the approach thereof.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-115.)24-115
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Section 24-116. Back-up warning device.
Any truck used to haul dirt, rock, concrete, or other construction material may be
equipped with a horn, bell, or whistle in the rear, capable of emitting a sound audible
under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet. Such
warning device, however, shall be sounded only while the truck is backing up.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-116.)24-116
Division 7. Tires.
Section 24-117. Tire capacity; worn tires prohibited.
(a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with tires of adequate capacity to support its
weight, including load.
(b) No motor vehicle shall be operated on tires which have been worn so smooth as to
expose any tread fabric or which have any defects likely to cause failure.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-117.)24-117
Section 24-118. Solid tires; metal tires; metal studs prohibited; exceptions.
(a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface
at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
(b) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-
trailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.
(c) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block,
stud, flange, cleat, spike, or any other protuberance of any material other than
rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, exception
that: (1) it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having
protuberances which will not injure the highway, and (2) it shall be permissible to
use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-118.)24-118
Section 24-119. Special permits for tractors.
The State highway engineer or the State highway engineer’s representative in the
case of State highways, or the director of public works, in the case of County highways,
may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway
of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon
the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery, the
operation of which upon a highway would otherwise be prohibited under this division.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-119; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-119
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Division 8. Emergency Equipment.
Section 24-120. Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices;
specifications.
(a) No person shall operate any motor truck, passenger bus or truck tractor, or any
motor vehicle towing a house trailer at any time from a half hour after sunset to a
half hour before sunrise unless there shall be carried in such vehicle the following
equipment except as provided in section 24-126.
(1) At least three flares or three red electric lanterns or three portable red
emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and
distinguished at a distance of not less than six hundred feet under normal
atmospheric conditions at nighttime. All flares, fusees, electric lanterns, or
cloth warning flags used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements
of this section shall meet the current specifications of the Society of
Automotive Engineers. No portable reflector unit shall be used for the purpose
of compliance with the requirements of this section unless it is so designed and
constructed as to include two reflecting elements one above the other, each of
which shall be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from all distances
within six hundred feet to one hundred feet under normal atmospheric
conditions at night when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps,
and unless it is of a type which meets the current specifications of the Society
of Automotive Engineers.
(2) At least three red-burning fuses unless red electric lanterns or red portable
emergency reflectors are carried.
(3) At least two red-cloth flags, not less than twelve inches square, with standards
to support such flags.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-120.)24-120
Section 24-121. Disabled vehicle to display warning devices.
Whenever any motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or
pole trailer, or any motor vehicle towing a house trailer is disabled upon the traveled
portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof at any time when lighted lamps are
required on vehicles, the driver of such vehicle shall display the warning devices
prescribed in this division upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled
on the highway, except as provided in section 24-123.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-121.)24-121
Section 24-122. Placement of emergency signals.
(a) As required by section 24-121 a lighted fusee, a lighted red electric lantern or a
portable red emergency reflector shall be immediately placed at the traffic side of
the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.
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(b) As soon thereafter as possible but in any event within the burning period of the
fusee (fifteen minutes), the driver shall place three liquid-burning flares (pot
torches), or three lighted red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency
reflectors on the traveled portion of the highway in the following order:
(1) One, approximately one hundred feet from the disabled vehicle in the center of
the lane occupied by the vehicle and toward traffic approaching in that lane.
(2) One, approximately one hundred feet in the opposite direction from the
disabled vehicle and in the center of the traffic lane occupied by such vehicle.
(3) One, at the traffic side of the disabled vehicle not less than ten feet rearward
or forward thereof in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic. If a
lighted red electric lantern or a red portable emergency reflector has been
placed at the traffic side of the vehicle in accordance with paragraph (1) of this
subsection, it may be used for this purpose.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-122.)24-122
Section 24-123. Placement of warning device on hill, curve or other
obstruction to view.
Whenever any vehicle referred to in this division is disabled within five hundred
feet of a curve, hillcrest or other obstruction to view, the warning signal in that
direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to other users of the highway,
but in no case less than one hundred feet nor more than five hundred feet from the
disabled vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-123.)24-123
Section 24-124. Placement of warning devices on divided highway at night
required.
Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this division is disabled upon any
roadway of a divided highway during the time that lights are required, the appropriate
warning devices prescribed in sections 24-121, 24-122, and 24-123, shall be placed as
follows: (1) one at a distance of approximately two hundred feet from the vehicle in the
center of the lane occupied by the stopped vehicle and in the direction of traffic
approaching in that lane; (2) one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet from
the vehicle, in the center of the lane occupied by the vehicle and in the direction of
traffic approaching in that lane; (3) one at the traffic side of the vehicle and
approximately ten feet from the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching
traffic.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-124.)24-124
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Section 24-125. Placement of warning devices during daylight hours.
Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this division is disabled upon the
traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder thereof at any time when the display of
fusees, flares, red electric lanterns or portable red emergency reflectors is not required,
the driver of the vehicle shall display two red flags upon the roadway in the lane of
traffic occupied by the disabled vehicle, one at a distance of approximately one hundred
feet in advance of the vehicle, and one at a distance of approximately one hundred feet
to the rear of the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-125.)24-125
Section 24-126. Explosive or flammable cargo; flares prohibited.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives,
any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed
gases, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel unless there shall be carried
in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors
meeting the requirements of section 24-120. There shall not be carried in any such
vehicle any flares, fusees, or signal produced by flame.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-126.)24-126
Section 24-127. Placement of warning devices near vehicle with explosives or
flammable cargo.
Whenever any motor vehicle used in the transportation of explosives or any cargo
tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or compressed
flammable gas, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel, is disabled upon a
highway at any time or place mentioned in sections 24-121 and 24-122, the driver of
such vehicle shall immediately display the following warning devices: one red electric
lantern or portable red emergency reflector placed on the roadway at the traffic side of
the vehicle, and two red electric lanterns or portable red reflectors, one placed
approximately one hundred feet to the front and one placed approximately one hundred
feet to the rear of the disabled vehicle in the center of the traffic lane occupied by the
vehicle. Flares, fusees or signals produced by flame shall not be used as warning devices
for disabled vehicles of the type mentioned in this section.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-127.)24-127
Section 24-128. Warning device specifications.
The flares, fusees, red electric lanterns, portable red emergency reflectors and flags
to be displayed as required in this division shall conform with the requirements of
sections 24-120 and 24-126.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-128.)24-128
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Section 24-129. Vehicles transporting explosives; markings; fire
extinguishers required.
(a) Any person operating any vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo or part of a
cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with the following requirements:
(1) The vehicle shall be marked or placarded on each side and the rear with the
word “Explosives” in letters not less than eight inches high, or there shall be
displayed on the rear of the vehicle a red flag not less than twenty-four inches
square marked with the word “Danger” in white letters six inches high.
(2) Every vehicle shall be equipped with not less than two fire extinguishers, filled
and ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-129.)24-129
Division 9. Air Conditioning.
Section 24-130. Air-conditioning equipment defined.
Air-conditioning equipment as used in this division means mechanical vapor
compression refrigeration equipment which is used to cool the driver's or passenger
compartment of any motor vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-130.)24-130
Section 24-131. Standards applicable.
(a) Air-conditioning equipment shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with
due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and public and shall not
contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable.
(b) Such equipment shall conform to the current recommended practice or standard
applicable to such equipment approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-131.)24-131
Section 24-132. Compliance required; sale and use.
(a) No person shall have for sale, offer for sale, sell or equip any motor vehicle with any
air-conditioning equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this
division.
(b) No person shall operate on any highway any motor vehicle equipped with any air-
conditioning equipment unless the equipment complies with the requirements of
this division.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 6, sec 24-132.)24-132
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Article 7. Operation of Vehicles.
Division 1. Traffic-Control Devices.
Section 24-133. Stop signs described; compliance; designated.
(a) Stop signs shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
Streets and Highways, as amended.
(b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every
driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall
stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the
event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none,
then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of
approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
(c) The intersections described in article 10, schedule 12, section 24-264, and article
11, schedule 11, section 24-307, are stop intersections when marked by appropriate
signs giving notice thereof.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-133; am 1999, ord 99-65, sec 2.)24-133
Section 24-134. Procedure for entering stop intersections.
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every
driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as
required by section 24-133, and after having stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any
vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is
approaching so closely on the highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the
time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-134; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 2.)24-134
Section 24-135. Speed, turn lane, passing, and other regulatory
signs described.
All regulatory signs shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways, as amended.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-135; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 2.)24-135
Section 24-136. Parking, bus stops, loading signs described.
Signs governing parking, bus stops, loading zones, etc., shall comply with the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as amended.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-136; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 3.)24-136
Section 24-137. Yield sign described; compliance.
(a) The yield sign shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
Streets and Highways, as amended.
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(b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall
stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the
event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the
point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
(c) The locations described in schedule 13, section 24-265, are yield locations when
marked by appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-137; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 4; am 2000, ord 00-87, sec
1.)24-137
Section 24-138. Procedure for entering yield intersections.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow
down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right-of-way
to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to
constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within
the intersection; provided, however, that if a driver is involved in a collision with a
vehicle in the intersection after driving past a yield sign without stopping, the collision
shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver’s failure to yield right-of-way.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-138.)24-138
Section 24-139. Warning signs described.
All warning signs and advisory speed plates shall comply with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as amended.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-139; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 5.)24-139
Section 24-140. Warning signs required for the protection of working men.
No person shall work upon that portion of any highway devoted to vehicular traffic,
and no governmental department or person shall permit any person to so work, unless
there shall be placed in the center of the highway or on the side of the roadway, if work
is done immediately adjacent to the roadway, suitable signs with black letters not less
than four inches in height on a yellow field carrying the warning “Men Working.” Such
signs are to be placed no less than two hundred feet nor more than six hundred feet on
both approaches to the place where any such person is so working; provided, however,
that between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, there shall be
required on any such sign a properly lighted lantern or lamp.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-140.)24-140
Section 24-141. Warning signs required for livestock movement.
(a) Any person who drives or herds any livestock across a public highway shall place
warning signs adjacent to the public highway. The signs shall be posted
immediately before and removed immediately after the livestock cross the highway.
(b) In areas where the speed limit is more than thirty-five miles per hour, said signs
shall be posted five hundred feet from the crossing point on each approach except
when the crossing point is clearly visible within said distance.
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(c) In areas where the speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less, signs shall be
posted two hundred fifty feet from the crossing point on each approach except when
the crossing point is clearly visible within this distance.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-141; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 6.)24-141
Section 24-142. Signs required at through streets.
(a) Whenever any ordinance or law of this County designates and describes a through
street or stop intersection, it shall be the duty of the County and/or director of
public works or owner(s) of private streets to place and maintain stop and/or yield
signs on each and every street intersecting such through street and at every stop
intersection unless traffic at any such intersection is controlled at all times by
traffic-controlled signals. The highway safety council may recommend when yield
signs may be substituted for stop signs.
(b) The streets as described in article 10, schedule 14, section 24-266, and article 11,
schedule 12, section 24-308, are established and designated as through streets.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-142; am 1998, ord 98-97, sec 4; am 1999, ord 99-65, sec 3;
am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-142
Section 24-143. One-way streets designated.
The streets as described in schedule 15, section 24-267 or portions thereof are
designated and shall be sign-posted as one-way streets to be traveled upon only in the
direction indicated.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-143.)24-143
Section 24-144. Markings specified.
(a) Center, no passing, double, safety zone, pavement-width transition, parking space,
and all lines running parallel to the pavement edge shall be at least four inches in
width. Safety zones shall be designated by a line running parallel to the pavement
edge and said line shall be at least eight inches in width.
(b) Channelizing, turn symbol, stop, crosswalk, word and symbol, and all other lines
running at right angles to the pavement edge shall be at least eight inches in
width.
(c) Curb markings shall cover the face and top of curbs.
(d) All lines or markings shall be painted as follows:
(1) Lines delineating the separation of traffic flows in opposing direction shall be
yellow.
(2) Lines delineating the separation of traffic flows in the same direction shall be
white.
(e) Curb markings designating that curbside stopping, standing, or parking are
prohibited within a certain area shall be red or yellow in color. The traffic engineer
of the County and the district engineer of the State department of transportation
are authorized to convert all yellow curbs in parking prohibition zones to red curbs.
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(f)Curb markings designating loading zones shall be yellow in color.
(g) Other lines and markings shall be white in color, except that medial islands,
pavement-width transitions, and approaches to obstructions, where the markings
are used to separate traffic flows in opposing direction, shall be yellow in color.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-144; am 1987, ord 87-76, sec 1.)24-144
Section 24-145. No-passing zones.
(a) The County engineer and district engineer are authorized to determine those
portions of any highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the
roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings
on the roadway indicate such zones. When signs or markings are in place and
visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the
directions thereof.
(b) A no-passing zone shall be designated by a sign placed at the edge of the roadway
at the beginning and at the end of such zone or by a solid yellow line placed as the
right-hand element of a combination line along the center line.
(c) Where such signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone, no driver
shall at any time drive on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark
such no-passing zone throughout its length except when making a left turn.
(d) Determination for no-passing at curves and signs and markings designating no-
parking zones shall be in accordance with the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways” (MUTCD) published by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1978 edition, as revised from
time to time. The MUTCD is on file and is available for public inspection at the
County clerk's office.
(e) Where the width of winding or hilly roads is less than eighteen feet, the County
engineer and district engineer are authorized to use advisory and warning signs
indicating the winding or hilly condition of the route and the narrowness of the
road instead of standard signs and markings for no passing zones required under
subsection (d) of this section. These warning and advisory signs shall be placed at
the beginning of the winding or hilly road and at intervals of not more than two
miles. Standard broken center line may be used on these narrow roads as a guide
line for motorists, also when special conditions exist along these narrow winding
roads a single solid yellow line may be installed at specific areas to designate a no
passing zone (both directions of travel). The County engineer and district engineer
shall designate those areas which warrant the use of a single solid yellow line.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-145; am 1986, ord 86-102, sec 1; 86-106, sec 1.)24-145
Section 24-145.1. Traffic signal systems.
(a) The installation and use of traffic signal systems is hereby authorized at the streets
and intersections described in schedule 22.1, chapter 24, article 10.
(b) Whenever traffic signals at any intersection are completely out, drivers shall
proceed as though the intersection is controlled by an “All-Way Stop.”
(1995, ord 95-94, sec 1; am 1996, ord 96-26, sec 1.)24-145.1
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Division 2. Speed Regulations.
Section 24-146. Fifty-five mph maximum speed permitted.
No person shall drive a vehicle upon any highway at a speed greater than fifty-five
miles per hour unless otherwise specified by this chapter.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-146.)24-146
Section 24-147. Reasonable speed required.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, no person shall drive a vehicle
upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent under the conditions
then existing.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-147.)24-147
Section 24-148. Speed law violations.
(a) The speed of any vehicle upon a highway not in excess of the limits specified in
sections 24-149 and 24-150 or established as authorized in this chapter is lawful
unless clearly proved to be in violation of section 24-147.
(b) The speed of any vehicle upon a highway in excess of the maximum speed limits in
sections 24-149 and 24-150 or established as authorized in this chapter is unlawful.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-148.)24-148
Section 24-149. Maximum speed limit.
(a) The following maximum speed limit shall be in effect except where a special speed
limit has been enacted:
(1) Ten miles per hour below the posted speed limit within construction zones.
(2) Twenty miles per hour.
In any school zone, the beginning of which is demarcated by a school speed
limit sign supplemented with a flashing speed limit sign beacon, and the end
of which is demarcated by an end school zone or standard speed limit sign.
(3) Twenty-five miles per hour.
(A) When passing a school site or the grounds thereof, which are contiguous
to or located in close proximity to, the highway and posted with the
standard “school” warning sign while children are going to be leaving the
school during opening or closing hours. This speed limit shall also apply
during school recesses when passing any school grounds which are not
separated from the highway by a fence or other physical barrier capable
of restraining a child, while the grounds within seventy-five feet of the
highway are in use by a child, and the highway is posted with the
standard “school” warning sign.
(B) During school days for a distance of up to one thousand feet on both sides
of a crosswalk designated by the director of public works as a school
crossing and posted with the standard “School Crossing.”
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(C) In a residential district, unless otherwise indicated.
(D) On all highways and streets unless otherwise specified by this chapter.
(4) Thirty miles per hour.
In a business district.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of section 24-149(a)(2), section 24-
149(a)(3)(A), or section 24-149(a)(3)(B) shall upon conviction be subject to fines
equal to two times the fines as provided for in section 24-16.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-149; am 1980, ord 551, sec 2; am 1988, ord 88-143, sec 1;
am 1995, ord 95-25, sec 4; am 1999, ord 99-65, sec 4; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; am
2009, ord 09-135, sec 2; am 2010, ord 10-47, sec 1; am 2012, ord 12-44, sec 1; ord 12-85,
sec 1.)24-149
Section 24-150. Speed limits.
Speed limits described in article 10, division 1, and article 11, division 1, shall be
effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-150; am 1999, ord 99-65, sec 5.)24-150
Section 24-150.1 Maximum speed limits may be reduced in a residential or a
business district.
(a) The director of public works is authorized to approve the reduction of maximum
speed limits in residential and business districts in five mile per hour increments to
a minimum of 15 miles per hour for any subdivision being developed under chapter
23 of the Hawai‘i County Code. The director may reduce speed limits under this
section when topographical, geometric and/or physical conditions result in limited
sight-distances, vehicle operating restrictions and/or other engineering safety
factors that warrant such a reduction.
(b) Speed limits set by the director of public works pursuant to this section may be
further changed by the council by ordinance.
(2007, ord 07-59, sec 2.)24-150.1
Section 24-151. Minimum speed regulations.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway at such a slow speed as to
impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed
is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
(b) When a speed limit is set at forty or more miles per hour, the driver of a vehicle
proceeding on such highway shall not operate the driver’s vehicle at a speed less
than fifteen miles per hour below the posted speed limit whenever practicable
except when necessary for safe operation.
(c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway at a speed lower than the
required minimum speed, if to do so would impede other vehicular traffic. Such
person shall pull to the side of the highway wherever safe to do so and stop if
necessary to allow other vehicles to pass the slow-moving vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-151.)24-151
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Division 3. Prohibited or Restricted Activities and Vehicles.
Section 24-152. Tampering with vehicles prohibited; exception.
(a) No person shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle,
climb upon or into any vehicle with the intent to commit any injury thereto or with
the intent to commit any crime, whether such vehicle be in motion or at rest.
(b) No person, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a standing
unattended vehicle, shall manipulate any of the levers, starting crank, brakes or
other devices thereon.
(c) An operator of a motor vehicle may, however, release the brakes and move a
standing unattended vehicle for the purpose of extricating the operator’s vehicle
from a parking location.
(d) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding $250.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-152.)24-152
Section 24-153. Interrupting procession.
No person shall drive a vehicle between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other
authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are
conspicuously designated as required by law. This section shall not apply at
intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-153.)24-153
Section 24-153.1. Processions or parades; permit required; exceptions.
No funeral procession, or parade that impedes the normal flow of traffic excepting
the forces of the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of the State, and the
forces of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march, or proceed along any
street except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other
regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-153.1.)24-153.1
Section 24-153.2. Funeral processions.
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified as such by the
display of lighted headlamps on each vehicle. Each driver in a funeral or other
procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and
follow the vehicle ahead as closely as is practicable and safe.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-153.2.)24-153.2
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Section 24-153.3. Street closure.
(a) No person shall block, close, restrict or impede the traffic on any street, highway,
time-limit parking stall or public right-of-way, for any length of time for parades,
processions or for any festive, religious, civic or other special activity except in
accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police or the chief’s authorized
representative and such other regulations as are set forth herein. Such permits
issued shall be immediately revoked at any time by the chief of police or the chief’s
authorized representative when there is reason to believe that the activity is
endangering any person, vehicle or property on or off such street, highway, time-
limit parking stall or public right-of-way.
(b) The council by resolution, in consultation with the chief of police and the director of
public works, may authorize the temporary closure of a roadway stub-out, dead-end
and/or other road terminus when the following conditions exists:
1) The stub-out, dead-end or similar road terminus to be barricaded is owned by
the county.
2) The closure shall not affect the flow of traffic or public access.
3) Adjacent landowners are provided with written notification by the requesting
agency.
4) The closure is necessary to prevent loitering, littering and other illegal
activities.
Removal of the temporary closure shall be authorized by council resolution.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-153.3; am 2002, ord 02-119, sec 2.)24-153.3
Section 24-153.4. Permits; issuance; procedure.
(a) The procedure for issuance of a permit under section 24-153.3 shall be as follows:
(1) Every person requesting a permit under section 24-153.3 herein shall submit
an application in writing to the chief of police or the chief’s authorized
representative no later than thirty days preceding the date of the proposed
event or activity. (Exception: Permits for construction activities shall be
submitted at least fourteen days before the date of the activity.) The
application shall describe the type of event or activity, date, time, number of
persons participating, number and types of vehicles, floats or other equipment,
and location. A detailed description of the location shall be submitted, together
with a map or drawing showing the streets or other public right-of-way
affected and any alternate routes of travel which may be utilized.
(2) Copies of the application shall be forwarded by the chief of police or the chief’s
authorized representative to all other affected agencies. Said agencies will
have a period of seven days in which to submit comments and/or
recommendations to the chief of police.
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(3) Upon receipt of all comments and recommendations from the affected
agencies, and if there are no objections or prohibitions, the chief of police or
the chief’s authorized representative shall review the application and
determine the conditions under which a permit shall be issued. Failure to
comply with any of the requirements or conditions set forth in the
recommendations of the affected agencies including the police department
shall be cause to deny the issuance of a permit. Failure to comply with any
conditions or requirements after the permit is issued shall cause such permit
to be immediately revoked by the chief of police or the chief’s representative.
(4) Any hospital in or near the location of the event or activity shall be notified
that a permit has been issued and shall be informed of the time, date and
location of the event or activity for which the permit was issued.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-153.4; am 1997, ord 97-27, sec 1.)24-153.4
Section 24-154. Fleeing from police officer prohibited.
No operator of a vehicle, after having received a visual or audible signal from a
traffic officer or police vehicle, shall knowingly flee or attempt to elude any traffic officer
by wilful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to interfere with or endanger the
operation of the police vehicle or the traffic officer or other vehicles or pedestrians, nor
shall the operator increase the speed of the operator’s vehicle or extinguish the lights of
the operator’s vehicle in an attempt to elude or flee.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-154.)24-154
Section 24-155. Unlawful riding.
(a) No person shall ride nor shall any driver of any vehicle permit riding on any portion
of a vehicle not designated or intended for the use of passengers. This provision
shall not apply to employees engaged in the necessary discharge of duty or to
persons riding entirely within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
(b) No passenger shall ride nor shall any driver permit riding upon any vehicle in such
a manner so as to allow any part of the passenger’s body to extend over the front,
rear, or side of the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-155.)24-155
Section 24-156. Placing injurious substances on highway.
(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails,
tacks, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or
vehicle upon such highway.
(b) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any highway any
destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to
be removed.
(c) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove
any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-156.)24-156
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Section 24-157. Damaging road; definition.
(a) No person shall operate any vehicle upon any street or highway in such a manner
that the parts of the vehicle, or the load carried thereon, shall damage the road.
(b) For the purpose of this section, damage to the road means such effect on the road or
structures as will impair the riding qualities of the road, or require repairs in order
that the anticipated life of the road or structure may not be decreased.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-157.)24-157
Section 24-158. Slow moving vehicles; emblems required.
(a) All machinery including all road construction machinery except when guarded by
flagmen or flares, designed to operate at twenty-five mph or less, hereinafter
referred to as slow moving vehicles, travelling on a public highway where permitted
by law during day or night, shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle emblem
on the rear of the vehicle. Registered or legal owners of such vehicles shall use
emblems, as developed by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and
printed in ASAE Standard; ASAE S276.1, for the purpose of identifying slow
moving vehicles. The emblem shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle, base
down, and at a height of not less than two feet nor more than six feet from ground
to base.
(b) The display or use of such emblem as required by this section shall be in addition to
any lighting devices required by law.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-158.)24-158
Section 24-159. Misuse of emblem prohibited.
The display or use of slow moving vehicle emblem shall be restricted to the display
or use specified by section 24-158, and its display or use by any other type of vehicles or
as a clearance marker on wide machinery or any stationary objects on the highway is
prohibited.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-159.)24-159
Section 24-160. Manner of operation of slow moving vehicles.
Slow moving vehicles operated on any roadway open to public travel shall be driven
in the right-hand lane, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the
roadway, except for a distance not to exceed one thousand feet when preparing for a left
turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-160.)24-160
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Section 24-161. Litter defined.
For the purposes of sections 24-162 and 24-163, the word litter means all waste
material including without limiting the generality thereof, all animal and vegetable
wastes, and all other solid wastes such as dirt, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals or
parts thereof, market and industrial wastes, bagasse, cane trash, paper, wrappings,
cigarettes, cardboards, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, tree trimmings, glass,
bedding, crockery, furniture, appliances, scrap metal and all other waste materials
commonly or ordinarily regarded as being garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, swill and all
materials used in the construction industry, including but not limited to sand, gravel,
stones, rocks, and any other material which, if allowed to be deposited or to accumulate
upon the public highways, would tend to create a danger to the health, safety, welfare
and general well being of the public.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-161.)24-161
Section 24-162. Load to be properly secured.
(a) No vehicle transporting a load of litter shall be driven or moved on any highway
unless the load is adequately and securely contained so as to prevent the contents
of the load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a load is adequately and securely contained only if
it is put into a sealed bag, box or other container, or if it is otherwise completely
enclosed by a tarpaulin or like covering. The container or covering shall be
sufficient to prevent the contents of the load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or
otherwise escaping from the vehicle transporting it. The container or covering shall
be securely fastened so as to prevent it from becoming loose, detached or otherwise
escaping from the vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-162.)24-162
Section 24-163. Pick-up vehicles; equipment.
(a) The provisions of section 24-162 shall not apply to any person who has provided for
the pick-up of litter which may drop, sift, leak or otherwise escape from an
uncontained vehicle. The pick-up must be accomplished during the time the
uncontained vehicle is in transit or immediately thereafter by gleaners following
the uncontained vehicle within a reasonable distance.
(b) All pick-up vehicles shall be equipped with four-way flashers which shall be in use
while the vehicles are in operation, and all gleaners shall be required to wear
orange reflectorized safety vests.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-163.)24-163
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Section 24-164. Tracking mud or other material on highway prohibited.
No vehicle using the public highway shall track mud or dirt or other material onto
the traveled portion of the highway in quantities as will constitute a hazard, or obscure
the painted pavement markings thereon. In the event that mud or dirt is unavoidably
tracked onto the highway, it shall be the duty of the operator of the offending vehicle to
have the mud or dirt removed immediately.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-164.)24-164
Section 24-165. Dual-wheeled vehicles; operation.
Vehicles having two or more wheels on each end of an axle shall not be moved on
any public highway when rocks or any foreign materials which might be hazardous to
traffic are embedded between the wheels on the moving vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-165.)24-165
Section 24-166. Restricted use of highways by certain vehicles.
(a) The use of certain streets by certain classes of vehicles may be restricted by
ordinance, and appropriate sign shall be posted giving notice thereof.
(b) The vehicles designated in schedule 41, section 24-293, are precluded from the use
of the streets designated in that schedule when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-166.)24-166
Section 24-167. Towed vehicles and trailers.
(a) When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be
equipped with an additional safety chain or chains (stay chain or cable) adequate to
hold such vehicle to the towing vehicle in the event of tow bar or other connection
and/or coupling failure. Each chain or cable and its accompanying coupling and
mounting devices shall have an ultimate strength equal to at least the gross weight
of the vehicle.
(b) No person shall operate a train of vehicles when any trailer, semi-trailer, or other
vehicle being towed whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably
or fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle.
(c) Every trailer or towed vehicle to be operated upon a public highway shall, in
addition to a tow bar, be equipped with a safety chain or chains (stay chain or
cable) adequate to hold such vehicle to the towing vehicle in the event of tow bar
and/or coupling failure. Each chain or cable and its accompanying coupling and
mounting devices shall have an ultimate strength equal to at least the gross weight
of the trailer.
(d) This section shall not apply to trailers or towed vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
rating over 10,000 lbs equipped with full airbrakes that meet the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-167; am 2010, ord 10-13, sec 2.)24-167
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Section 24-167.1. Use of mobile electronic devices while operating a vehicle.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
“Emergency responders” include fire fighters, emergency medical service
technicians, mobile intensive care technicians, civil defense workers, police officers, and
federal and state law enforcement officers.
“Mobile electronic device” means any hand-held or other portable electronic
equipment capable of providing wireless and/or data communication between two or
more persons or of providing amusement, including but not limited to a cellular phone,
text messaging device, paging device, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, video
game, or digital photographic device, but does not include any audio equipment or any
equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the purpose of providing navigation,
emergency assistance to the operator of the motor vehicle, or video entertainment to the
passengers in the rear seats of the motor vehicle.
“Operate a motor vehicle” means to drive or assume actual physical control of a
vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway.
“Use or using” means holding a mobile electronic device while operating a motor
vehicle.
(b) It shall be a violation under this section to operate a motor vehicle while using a
mobile electronic device, unless used with a hands-free device. Any person
convicted of violating this subsection shall be subject to a maximum fine of $150.
(c) Whoever operates any vehicle while using a mobile electronic device, unless used
with a hands-free device, in a manner as to cause a collision with, or injury or
damage to, as the case may be, any person, vehicle, or other property shall be fined
not more than $500.
(d) The use of a mobile electronic device for the sole purpose of making a “911”
emergency communication shall be an affirmative defense to this ordinance.
(e) The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections (b) and (c):
(1) Emergency responders using a mobile electronic device while in the
performance and scope of their official duties;
(2) Drivers using two-way radios while in the performance and scope of their
work-related duties; and
(3) Drivers holding a valid amateur radio operator license issued by the federal
communications commission and using half-duplex two-way radio.
(2009, ord 09-82, sec 1.) 24-167.1
Division 4. Turns.
Section 24-168. U-turns restricted; manner of.
(a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite
direction (make a U-turn) upon any street in the business district, or at any
intersection where traffic is controlled by traffic signal lights during the hours
between 6:00 a.m. to midnight of each day. However, when official signs or
markings are installed giving notice thereof, U-turns shall be allowed in areas
designated by an ordinance of the council.
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(b) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite
direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with
other traffic.
(c) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn so as to proceed in the opposite direction
upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where such
vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either
direction within five hundred feet.
(d) The areas designated in schedule 21, section 24-273, are U-turn areas when
appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected.
(e) The areas designated in schedule 22, section 24-274 are prohibited U-turn areas
when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-168.)24-168
Section 24-169. Prohibited turns.
(a) When official signs are posted, giving notice thereof, no driver of a vehicle shall
make a left or right turn. The chief of police may place signs of a temporary nature
during peak traffic hours at any intersection or driveway the chief may deem to be
congested.
(b) The locations designated in schedule 19, section 24-271 are prohibited left turn
areas.
(c) The locations designated in schedule 20, section 24-272 are prohibited right turn
areas.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-169.)24-169
Section 24-170. Right or left turns only.
(a) When official traffic signs are posted, giving notice thereof, the driver of any vehicle
shall be restricted to making only right or left turns, as indicated, and may only
turn in a direction permitted by the sign, or proceed straight ahead.
(b) The chief of police may place signs of a temporary nature during peak traffic hours
at any intersection or driveway the chief may deem to be congested.
(c) The locations designated in schedule 17, section 24-269, are areas restricted to
right turns only.
(d) The locations designated in schedule 18, section 24-270, are areas restricted to left
turns only.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-170.)24-170
Section 24-171. Turn right anytime with caution in intersections.
(a) When official turn right anytime with caution signs are erected at any intersection,
the driver of a vehicle may make a right turn without coming to a stop, so long as
the turn is made with proper care to avoid an accident.
(b) The intersections described in schedule 16, section 24-268, are designated as “Turn
Right at Anytime with Caution” intersections when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-171.)24-171
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Section 24-172. Cutting corners.
No person shall operate or drive any vehicle on or across any sidewalk area or
through any driveway, parking lot or any business entrance for the purpose of making
right or left turns from one street into another by avoiding intersections or as a means
of travelling from one street to another; provided, however, that this section shall not
prohibit the use of such driveway, parking lot or business entrance for such purposes
when such use is incidental to business to be transacted on the premises.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-172.)24-172
Division 5. Emergency Vehicles and School Buses, Right-of-Way.
Section 24-173. Authorized emergency and special hazard vehicles.
(a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency
call, when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when
responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges
set forth in this section, subject to the conditions stated in this section.
(b) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1) Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as
may be necessary for safe operation;
(3) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as the driver does not endanger life
or property;
(4) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified
directions.
(c) The exemptions granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when
such vehicle is making use of audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of
this chapter, except that an authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police
vehicle need not be equipped with or display a blue light visible from in front of the
vehicle.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle
from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such
provisions protect the driver from the consequences of the driver’s reckless
disregard for the safety of others.
(e) The operator of a special hazard vehicle may drive or park the vehicle contrary to
the provisions of this chapter when such operation or parking is essential to public
safety and does not endanger other users of the highways.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-173.)24-173
Section 24-174. Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency
vehicles.
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of
audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of sections 24-69 through 24-74:
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(1) The driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall
immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the
nearest edge or curb of the roadway lawfully available and clear of any
intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized
emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police
officer.
(b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the
highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-174.)24-174
Section 24-175. Overtaking and passing school bus.
(a) The driver of any vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any
school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school
children and displays an alternating red signal meeting the requirements of
sections 24-69 through 24-74, shall bring such vehicle to a stop before passing the
school bus and shall not proceed past the school bus until the red alternating signal
ceases operation.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the driver of every school bus, used for the
transportation of school children, to activate the alternating red signal continuously
while stopped on a highway outside of a business or residence district, for the
purpose of receiving or discharging school children.
(c) While stopped within a business or residence district for the purpose of receiving or
discharging school children, bus drivers shall activate the alternating red signal
when either of the following conditions exist:
(1) There is a need for children to cross the road.
(2) There is a narrow shoulder along the driver's right hand side of the roadway.
(d) The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon
meeting or passing a school bus which is upon the other roadway.
(e) Every school bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the
front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing the words “School Bus” in
letters not less than eight inches in height and in strokes not less than one-half
inch in width, and the words “Stop On Alternating Red Light” in letters not less
than six inches in height and in strokes of not less than one-half inch in width.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-175; am 1985, ord 85-80, sec 2.)24-175
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Division 6. Golf Carts.
Section 24-176. Definitions.
As used in this division:
(1) “Golf cart” means a vehicle designed or used primarily for the transporting of
persons and golfing equipment upon a golf course.
(2) “Golf cart crossing” means that part of the route of the golf cart pathway which
intersects the public thoroughfare.
(3) “Golf course maintenance vehicle” means a vehicle designed and adapted
exclusively for agricultural and lawn maintenance purposes, not subject to
registration if used upon the public thoroughfare, which is used or operated for
the maintenance of a golf course.
(4) “Public thoroughfare” means any public street, highway, sidewalk, bridge,
alley, road, square, or land owned or maintained by County.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-176.)24-176
Section 24-177. Carts prohibited from public thoroughfares; exception.
No person shall use or operate a golf cart or golf course maintenance vehicle on,
upon or across a public thoroughfare except as provided in this division.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-177.)24-177
Section 24-178. Restrictions on use.
(a) No golf cart or golf course maintenance vehicle shall be driven upon any public
thoroughfare:
(1) Except to cross the public thoroughfare at established golf cart crossings;
(2) By any person whose age is less than thirteen years, provided that in addition
to this restriction, the owner or operator of the golf course shall be responsible
for the capability of the driver permitted to operate a golf cart or golf course
maintenance vehicle;
(3) After sunset and before sunrise; or
(4) Carrying more persons than the seating capacity of the golf cart or golf course
maintenance vehicle.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-178.)24-178
Section 24-179. Golf cart crossing; markings; use.
(a) Each golf cart crossing shall:
(1) Be posted with a sign located not more than twenty feet from the public
thoroughfare with lettering not less than three inches high and shall read:
“Stop -- You Will Cross A Public Highway -- Proceed With Caution”;
(2) Approach the public thoroughfare at right angle; and
(3) Have sufficient sight distance in both directions of the public thoroughfare to
permit the golf cart or golf course maintenance vehicle to cross with safety.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-179.)24-179
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Section 24-180. Nonresponsibility of County.
Neither the County nor any department, board, commission, officer, or employee
thereof shall be held liable or responsible for any damage, injury, or death resulting
from the approval of any golf course plan or inspection of any work made under any
ordinance of the County.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-180.)24-180
Section 24-181. Indemnification by owner; notice.
(a) The owner or operator of a golf course which permits golf carts or golf course
maintenance vehicles to be driven upon the public thoroughfare shall save
harmless and indemnify the County for all loss sustained by the County on account
of any suit, judgment, execution, claim or demand whatsoever, by reason of any
injury to person or property, including damage to road foundation, surface, or
structures, resulting from the operation of such vehicles upon the public
thoroughfare.
(b) The County shall notify such owner or operator or such person’s representative
within sixty days after the presentation of any claim or demand, either by suit or
otherwise, made against the County on account of the operation of golf carts or golf
course maintenance vehicles upon the public thoroughfare.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-181.)24-181
Section 24-182. Bond requirements; insurance policy.
(a) The owner and operator of a golf course which permits golf carts or golf course
maintenance vehicles to be driven upon the public thoroughfare shall file with the
department of public works of the County a continuing bond in the penal sum of
$300,000 issued by the owner or operator and a surety company to be approved by
the County corporation counsel and conditioned for the faithful observance of this
division and any and all amendments thereto, which shall indemnify and save
harmless the County from any and all damages, judgments, costs or expenses
which the County may incur or suffer by reason of the operation or use of such
vehicles upon the public thoroughfare.
(b) A liability insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do
business in the State of Hawai‘i conforming to this section may be permitted in lieu
of a bond.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-182.)24-182
Section 24-183. Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this division shall be fined in an
amount not exceeding $250. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as provided in this
division.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-183; am 1994, ord 94-103, sec 3.)24-183
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Section 24-184. Application of division.
This division is not to be construed to mean that the County may not require golf
course developers to build overpasses or underpasses across public rights-of-way.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-184.)24-184
Division 7. Bicycles.
Section 24-185. Bicycle operation; bike lanes; bike routes.
(a) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent
under the conditions then existing.
(b) Bike Lanes, Established. The areas designated in schedule 42, section 24-294, once
appropriately identified with traffic-control devices, signs, signals, or markings by
the director of public works or the director’s representative, are established as
bicycle lanes.
(c) Bike Routes, Established. The areas designated in schedule 43, section 24-295, once
appropriately identified with traffic-control devices, signs, signals, or markings by
the director of public works or the director’s representative, are established as
bicycle routes.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-185; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-185
Section 24-186. Parking bicycles without obstructing street or sidewalk.
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against
the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle or against a building or at
the curb, in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian and vehicular
traffic.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 7, sec 24-186.)24-186
Division 8. Mopeds.
Section 24-186.1. Moped rules.
(a) No person shall:
(1) Operate a moped on any highway or street in the County unless that person is
properly wearing protective eyewear.
(2) Offer for lease or rent a moped without providing to the operator protective
eyewear.
(b) Every moped shall be certified pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes section 286-
26, certificates of inspection, prior to the issuance of a registration by the director of
finance and prior to the transfer of any registration; provided that this requirement
shall not apply to any subsequent transfer of registration in a moped that carries a
current certificate of inspection.
(1988, ord 88-84, sec 3; am 2009, ord 09-119, sec 2.)24-186.1
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Division 9. Pedicabs.
Section 24-186.2. Definition.
(a) As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) “Pedicab” means any multi-wheeled, hooded or unhooded push-cart or
rickshaw-type vehicle pulled or propelled by any person, which is used in the
movement of passengers.
(1989, ord 89-22, sec 2.)24-186.2
Section 24-186.3. Use of pedicabs prohibited.
No person shall use or operate a pedicab or other like vehicle on, upon, or across
any public street, highway, or thoroughfare.
(1989, ord 89-22, sec 2.)24-186.3
Section 24-186.4. Penalty.
A person who violates the provisions of this division shall upon conviction be
punished by a fine not to exceed $500.
(1989, ord 89-22, sec 2.)24-186.4
Article 8. Parking, Standing and Stopping.
Division 1. Parking Regulations.
Section 24-187. Parking restricted.
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended
or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway in the County
except in those areas lawfully designated for parking.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-187.)24-187
Section 24-188. Removal of illegally stopped vehicle.
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a motor vehicle in violation of section 24-187, the
officer is authorized to move the vehicle or require the driver or other person in
charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position where the vehicle will not
obstruct traffic or off the primary lanes of vehicular travel.
(b) Upon the inability of the officer to move the vehicle and after the driver or owner
refuses or is unable to comply with the request to move the vehicle, or where the
driver cannot be located in the immediate area, the officer may cause the vehicle to
be towed away at the registered owner or driver's expense.
(c) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or
causeway or in any tunnel where the stopped vehicle constitutes an obstruction to
traffic, the officer is authorized to provide for the removal of the vehicle to the
nearest garage or other place of safety.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-188.)24-188
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Section 24-189. Stopping, standing, or parking in certain areas prohibited.
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or a special traffic-control device, no person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
(1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a
street;
(2) On the sidewalk;
(3) Within an intersection except where designated by parking stalls;
(4) On a crosswalk;
(5) Within or along any safety zone where special signs are erected prohibiting
parking;
(6) Alongside or opposite any street, excavation, or obstruction when stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
(7) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, within a
highway tunnel;
(8) At any place where special signs or markings prohibit stopping; or
(9) The areas described in schedule 34, section 24-286 are designated as no
stopping, standing or parking zones, and appropriate signs or marking giving
notice thereof shall be erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-189; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 7.)24-189
Section 24-190. Picking up or discharging passengers.
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person
shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick
up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(1) In front of or within four feet of a public or private driveway or within a
distance up to seventy-five feet of a public or private driveway when
appropriate signs or markings are installed;
(2) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(3) Within thirty feet on both the approach and departure side of a crosswalk on a
two-way street; within thirty feet on the approach side only of a crosswalk on a
one-way street; or within a distance up to seventy-five feet of a crosswalk
when appropriate signs or markings are installed;
(4) Within thirty feet of an intersection or within a distance up to seventy-five feet
of an intersection when appropriate signs or markings are installed;
(5) Within twenty feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of
the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of
such entrance when properly marked;
(6) Within seventy-five feet upon the approach to any traffic-control signal except
where designated by a parking stall;
(7) At any place where special signs or markings prohibit standing;
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(8) Except where otherwise specifically provided for by ordinance applicable to
driveways located upon the following streets, in front of or within thirty feet of
any driveway located on Aupuni and Pauahi Streets in the City of Hilo; or
(9) Within the turnaround area of a dead-end street, when special signs are
erected.
(b) The department of public works shall indicate by signs or by markings painted
upon the curbings the areas within which parking has been prohibited by this
division.
24-190
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-190; am 1997, ord 97-50, sec 1; am 2011, ord 11-5, sec 1.)
Section 24-191. Loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise in
certain areas.
(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law
or the directions of a police officer or a special traffic-control device, no person shall
park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and
while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers at any
place where official signs or markings prohibit parking.
(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under such person’s control into any
prohibited area as described in this section or away from a curb at a distance as is
unlawful.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-191; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 8.)24-191
Section 24-192. Parking not to obstruct traffic.
No person shall park any vehicle:
(a) On any street designated as “no parking on pavement zone” in a manner or under
such condition that any portion of the vehicle extends over any portion of the
roadway. The areas described in schedule 27 are designated as “no parking on
pavement zones” and appropriate signs or markings giving notice thereof shall be
erected, or
(b) Upon a street, other than an alley, in a manner or under such condition as to leave
available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of
vehicular traffic.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-192; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 9.)24-192
Section 24-193. Parking in alleys.
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley leaving less than ten feet of the
width of the roadway available for the free movement of vehicular traffic. No person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in a position as to block the driveway
entrance to any abutting property.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-193.)24-193
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Section 24-194. Parking for displaying, washing, and repairing vehicle;
prohibited.
(a) No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway:
(1) For the purpose of washing, polishing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle
except for repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-194; am 1984, ord 84-73, sec 2; am 1996, ord 96-122,
sec 1.)24-194
Section 24-195. Time-limit parking zones.
(a) When official signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand, or
park a vehicle for a period of time longer than that indicated on the signs, between
the hours indicated on the signs, on any day except Sundays and public holidays,
upon any street or portions thereof within the County.
(b) The council may, by resolution, dispense with the enforcement of subsection (a) for
a specified time in any specified time-limit parking zone for purposes of studying
parking policy.
(c) The areas of streets, described in schedules 30 through 33, sections 24-282 through
24-285 are designated as time-limit parking zones when appropriate signs or
markings giving notice thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-195; am 2002, ord 02-119, sec 3.)24-195
Section 24-196. No-parking zones.
(a) When official signs or markings give notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand, or
park a vehicle any longer than is reasonably necessary to take on or discharge
passengers or freight upon any street or portions thereof within the County.
(b) The areas of streets, described in schedule 28, section 24-280 are designated as no-
parking zones when appropriate signs or markings giving notice thereof are
erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-196.)24-196
Section 24-197. Parking prohibited during certain hours.
(a) When official signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or
park a vehicle any longer than is reasonably necessary to take on or discharge
passengers or freight, upon any of the streets or portions thereof within the County,
between the hours indicated on such signs, of any day, except Sundays and public
holidays or as otherwise listed in schedule 29, section 24-281.
(b) The areas of streets, described in schedule 29, section 24-281, are designated as
“parking prohibited during certain hours zones” when appropriate signs or
markings giving notice thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-197; am 1996, ord 96-41, sec 10; am 2012, ord 12-52,
sec 2.)24-197
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Section 24-198. Parking spaces; manner of parking; exception.
(a) The director of public works may establish, mark, and designate a consecutive
series of parking spaces for the parallel or angle parking of motor vehicles where
there is an apparent need for parking spaces.
(b) Wherever parking spaces are so established, marked off and designated, no driver
of any vehicle, except single vehicles of a length or width greater than the marked
space, shall park such vehicle outside of a designated space.
(c) In city or street blocks, wherever parking spaces are so established, marked off, and
designated, no driver of any vehicle, except single vehicles of a length or width
greater than the marked space, shall park such vehicle outside of an established,
marked off, and designated space.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to vehicles parked in areas
designated as freight-loading zones when such parking is permitted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-198; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-198
Section 24-199. Abandoned special mobile equipment, vehicles, trailers, and
equipment on wheels prohibited; disposition.
(a) No person shall abandon any special mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or
equipment on wheels, whether operational or nonoperational, on the public
highway.
(b) For the purposes of this section, any special mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or
equipment on wheels, whether operational or nonoperational, left unattended on
any public or private street or thoroughfare which is subject to this chapter for
more than twenty-four hours shall be deemed abandoned and may immediately be
taken into custody by the police department. All such vehicles are declared to be
public nuisances.
(c) Such special mobile equipment, vehicles, trailers, or equipment on wheels shall be
disposed of as required by chapter 290, Hawai’i Revised Statutes, as amended.
(d) Where the registered owner of the abandoned special mobile equipment, vehicle,
trailer, or equipment on wheels can be located, the registered owner of such special
mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or equipment on wheels shall be subject to a fine
of $250 and all reasonable expenses incurred by such removal.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to contravene the provisions
of 20-38.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-199; am 1989, ord 89-60, sec 2; am 1994, ord 94-101, sec 2;
am 2008, ord 08-92, sec 2.)24-199
Section 24-200. Registered owner's responsibility; registration plate as prima
facie evidence as its parking.
In any proceedings for violation of this article, the serial number displayed on the
registration plate attached to the vehicle involved in such violation shall constitute in
evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the
person who parked the vehicle at the point where, and during the time when, the
violation occurred.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-200.)24-200
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Section 24-201. Parking for authorized vehicles.
(a) Vehicles of government agencies, public utility companies, garages, contractors or
any other person may stand and park contrary to the parking provisions set forth
in this chapter when the owner or operator of such vehicle holds a special permit
issued by the chief of police granting such authorization for a limited time. The
permit shall be either in the possession of the driver or on the vehicle at the time.
No owner or driver shall violate any of the specific terms or conditions of the
permit.
(b) The director of public works is hereby authorized to designate and identify special
parking zones or stalls, by appropriate signs and/or markings, for the sole use of
County of Hawai‘i lifeguards assigned to the public facility and for emergency
vehicles during the working hours of the lifeguard at the following locations:
(1) Kahoa Street leading to Honoli’i Beach Park- two vehicles.
(2) Ali‘i Drive at La‘aloa Beach Park (Magic Sands)- two vehicles.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-201; am 1993, ord 93-99, sec 1; am 1999, ord 99-15, sec 1;
ord 99-57, sec 1; am 2001, ord 01-100, sec 1; ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-201
Section 24-202. Stopping, standing, or parking on Federal-aid highways.
(a) Where official signs are erected, giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand,
or park a vehicle upon any Federal-aid highway, subject to the exemptions granted
emergency vehicles.
(b) For the provisions of subsection (a), the State highway engineer for the County of
Hawai‘i is authorized to erect “No-Parking” signs upon any portion of the Federal-
aid highway where the State highway engineer deems it necessary.
(c) No person shall park a vehicle upon any Federal-aid highway for a period of time
longer than sixty minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day;
subject, however, to the exemptions granted emergency vehicles.
(d) Where parking is permitted on a Federal-aid highway, all parking shall be parallel
to the pavement with all wheels entirely off the traveled way.
(e) There shall be no parking on or crossing over the medians.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-202.)24-202
Section 24-202.1. Parking prohibited in tow or tow-away zones.
(a) When official signs are erected designating a street or portion thereof as a tow or
tow-away zone, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, even momentarily,
between the hours indicated on such sign; provided, however, that stops may be
made for the expeditious loading or unloading of freight and passengers in official
loading and unloading zones; and provided, further, that buses may stop for the
expeditious loading and unloading of passengers in official bus stops. In no case
shall the stop for the loading or unloading of freight and passengers exceed the time
as established by the pertinent zones. Provided, however, that when requested for
noncommercial or nonbusiness purposes only, the County council may by resolution
suspend for a period of not more than one week any parking prohibition herein
provided.
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(b) The chief of police is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed a vehicle
from a street or highway to a storage area or other place of safety under the
provisions of this section. The chief of police shall promulgate and adopt such rules
and regulations as are necessary to carry out such removal and storage of vehicles
pursuant to the enforcement of this section.
(c) The County is hereby authorized to contract with another entity for the towing and
storage of vehicles pursuant to this section and the rules and regulations
promulgated and adopted pursuant to this section.
(d) Whenever an officer of the police department removes or causes to be removed a
vehicle from a street as authorized herein and knows or is able to ascertain from
the registration records in the vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof,
such officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice to the police
department dispatch office the fact of such removal and the reasons therefor, and of
the place to which such vehicle has been moved. The police department shall notify
the owner of said vehicle in writing of the removal and the whereabouts of said
vehicle.
(e) Whenever an officer of the police department removes or causes to be removed a
vehicle from a street and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the
owner as hereinbefore provided and in the event the vehicle is not returned to the
owner within a period of three days, then and in that event, the officer shall
immediately send or cause to be sent a written report of such removal by mail to
the County director of finance whose duty it is to register motor vehicles. Such
report shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time, and place
from which removed, the reasons for such removal and the name of the garage or
place where the vehicle is stored.
(f)The director of finance is hereby authorized and empowered to dispose of vehicles
which have been taken into custody by the chief of police or the chief’s subordinates
as prescribed herein. Such disposition shall be at public auction under such
procedure as the director of finance shall establish with the approval of the mayor
and the County council. Written notice of such auction shall be sent to the last
known registered owner by certified mail, addressed to the owner's last known
address, at least ten days prior to the date of auction, and said auction shall be held
not earlier than sixty days after the date upon which such vehicle shall have been
taken into custody. Any person entitled to any such vehicle may claim the same at
any time prior to such auction upon payment of all costs and expenses relating to
the towing and storage of such vehicle, as determined by the director of finance,
provided that such costs shall not exceed that established by State statutes.
(g) In the event that no bid is received, the director of finance shall offer such vehicle to
the department of public works, automotive division for its use or for salvage; and
in the event said division shall reject such offer the director of finance shall dispose
of such vehicle at a County landfill at the expense of the County.
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(h) The streets or portions thereof described in schedule 29, section 24-281, are
designated as tow or tow-away zones, and appropriate signs or markings giving
notice thereof shall be erected.
(i) Any vehicle which is parked unattended in the areas designated in schedule 29
shall be towed from the area. The registered owner of said vehicle shall be subject
to all reasonable expenses incurred by such removal.
(1988, ord 88-168, sec 4; am 1997, ord 97-47, sec 1; am 2012, ord 12-53, sec 2.)24-202.1
Section 24-202.2. Enforcement of article by designated employees of the
County.
In addition to police officers authorized under section 24-12 and section 24-15 to
enforce the provisions of this chapter, the regulations provided by this article shall be
enforced by employees or designated independent contractors of the County who have
been authorized under section 24-202.3.
(1986, ord 86-16, sec 2; am 1993, ord 93-84, sec 1; am 1996, ord 96-38, sec 1.)24-202.2
Section 24-202.3. Citation power of public works employee.
The director of public works shall appoint one or more employees or may hire
independent contractors designated to enforce the provisions of this article. The
employee, employees or designated independent contractors so appointed shall have the
limited police power to issue a complaint and summons against persons whom such
employee, employees or designated independent contractors find to be in violation of the
parking regulations established under this article. The form of citation and summons
shall be approved by the director of public works and shall be in a form commensurate
with the form of other summons as used in modern police methods described in section
803-6, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended. The summons shall be enforceable in the
manner described in section 803-6, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(1993, ord 93-84, sec 5; am 1996, ord 96-38, sec 5; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-202.3
Section 24-202.4. Volunteer disabled parking enforcement program.
(a) For purposes of this section, “chief of police” means the chief of the County of
Hawai‘i police department or the authorized designee thereof.
(b) There is established within the County of Hawai‘i police department and under the
supervision of the chief of police, a program to utilize volunteers to assist in the
enforcement of County and State disabled parking laws.
(c) The chief of police is authorized to commission volunteers as special disabled
parking enforcement officers to issue citations on public and private property to
persons violating County and State disabled parking laws.
(d) The chief of police shall:
(1) Establish minimum qualifications for persons wishing to volunteer their
services to become special disabled parking enforcement officers and
application procedures for volunteers;
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(2) Provide a required training program for volunteers which shall include, but
not be limited to:
(i) Knowledge of County and State disabled parking laws;
(ii) Identifying violators and issuing citations;
(iii) Use of communication and other necessary equipment;
(iv) Procedures to follow in the event of confrontations with suspected
violators; and
(v) Providing testimony in court to enforce citations;
(3) Grant commissions to volunteers who have successfully completed the training
program, and who are qualified as determined by the chief of police, to become
special disabled parking officers; and
(4) Provide for supervision and monitoring of the special disabled parking
enforcement officers while such officers are on duty.
(e) Each special disabled parking enforcement officer shall agree to:
(1) Volunteer a minimum number of hours per week, as determined by the chief of
police; and
(2) Serve at locations designated by the chief of police.
(f) Each special disabled parking enforcement officer who is assigned duties under this
program shall receive:
(1) Mileage reimbursement at the current County rate to travel to and from the
officer's place of assignment; and
(2) All other benefits for which volunteers qualify under the laws of the County of
Hawai‘i.
(g) The chief of police may refuse to commission or may revoke the commission of any
volunteer whose qualifications or performance is found to be unacceptable to the
chief.
(h) The chief of police shall adopt rules to implement this program.
(2000, ord 00-81, sec 2.)24-202.4
Division 2. Parking Method.
Section 24-203. Distance from curb; use of shoulder.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter:
(1) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent
curbs shall be so stopped or parked with the wheels of the vehicle parallel to
and within twelve inches of the curb or wholly within a marked parking stall
and headed in the direction of authorized movement.
(2) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a highway where there are no curbs,
shall be so stopped or parked parallel with the roadway and with all wheels
entirely off the traveled way so far as the shoulder width will permit and
headed in the direction of authorized movement.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-203.)24-203
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Section 24-204. Angle parking; designation; marking of spaces.
(a) The council shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted.
(b) It shall be the duty of the County or State highway engineer to mark or sign such
areas.
(c) The areas of streets described in section 24-286.1, schedule 34.1, are designated as
angle parking permitted areas.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-204; am 1998, ord 98-2, sec 1.)24-204
Section 24-205. Obedience to angle parking signs or markings.
On those streets which have been signed or marked by the County or State
highway engineer for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than
at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings. No
vehicle nor part of any vehicle shall be on or extend over the main traveled portion of
the highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-205.)24-205
Section 24-206. Permits for loading or unloading at angle to curb.
(a) The chief of police is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a
vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials
subject to the terms and conditions of the permit. The permits may be issued either
to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant
to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized herein.
(b) No permittee or other person shall violate any of the special terms or conditions of
any such permit.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-206.)24-206
Section 24-207. Lamps on parked vehicles.
(a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway for any period of
time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and in the event
there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five
hundred feet upon such street or highway, no lights need be displayed upon the
parked vehicle.
(b) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or adjacent shoulder,
whether attended or unattended, for any period of time from a half hour after
sunset to a half hour before sunrise, and there is not sufficient light to reveal any
person or object within a distance of five hundred feet upon such highway, such
vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the
following requirements:
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(1) At least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance
of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least
one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of five hundred
feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of the lamp or lamps shall always
be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the
requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of
the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic.
(2) The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
(c) Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-207.)24-207
Division 3. Stopping for Loading and Unloading.
Section 24-208. Standing in passenger loading and unloading zones.
(a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time
other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place
marked as a passenger curb loading and unloading zone during hours when the
regulations applicable to such curb loading and unloading zone are effective, and
then only for a period not to exceed three minutes.
(b) The streets described in schedule 35, section 24-287, are designated as passenger
loading and unloading zones when appropriate signs or markings giving notice
thereof are erected.
(c) When the provisions of this section are not in effect, vehicles may park in passenger
loading and unloading zones unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-208; 2000, ord 00-11, sec 1.)24-208
Section 24-209. Standing in freight loading zones.
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other
than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of materials
in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the
provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for
loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty minutes.
(b) The driver of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily at a place marked as a
freight curb loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any motor
vehicle used for the transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or about
to enter such zone.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-209.)24-209
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Section 24-210. Hours of freight loading zones; schedule.
(a) The provisions regarding freight loading zones shall be applicable only between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and public holidays,
unless otherwise described in schedule 36, section 24-288. When the provisions are
not in effect, vehicles may park in freight loading zones unless otherwise prohibited
by this chapter.
(b) The areas of streets described in schedule 36, section 24-288 are designated as
freight-loading and unloading zones, when appropriate signs or markings giving
notice thereof are erected.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-210; am 2011, ord 11-31, sec 1.)24-210
Section 24-211. Bus parking; official bus stops.
(a) The driver of a bus shall not stand or park a bus upon any street at any place
within any business district other than at an officially designated bus stop as
described in schedule 23, section 24-275.
(b) The driver of a bus shall not stop, stand or park a bus other than on the right-hand
side of the roadway upon a one-way street.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-211.)24-211
Section 24-212. Parking in bus stops and road taxi stands prohibited.
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than a bus, in a bus stop when
the bus stop has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that
the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of
and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping
does not interfere with any bus which has entered or is waiting to enter or about to
enter the bus stop.
(b) The areas described in schedule 23, section 24-275 are designated as bus stops,
when appropriate signs or markings giving notice thereof are erected.
(c) When the provisions of this section are not in effect, vehicles may park in bus stops
unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
(d) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, other than a taxicab with a valid
road taxi stand permit, in a road taxi stand when the road taxi stand has been
officially designated and appropriately signed.
(e) The areas described in schedule 23.1, section 24-275.1 are designated as road taxi
stands, when appropriate signs and markings giving notice thereof are erected.
(f) When the provisions of this section are not in effect, vehicles may park in road taxi
stands unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-212; am 1991, ord 91-95, sec 1; am 2012, ord 12-54,
sec 2.)24-212
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Section 24-212.1. Standing in active loading and unloading zones.
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other
than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or for the expeditious
unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as
an active loading and unloading zone during hours when the regulations applicable
to such active loading and unloading are effective, and then only for a period not to
exceed fifteen minutes.
(b) The streets described in schedule 36.01, section 24-288.01, are designated as active
loading and unloading zones when appropriate signs or markings giving notice
thereof are erected.
(c) When the provisions of this section are not in effect, vehicles may park in active
loading and unloading zones unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
(1995, ord 95-142, sec 2; am 2000, ord 00-11, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-123, sec 2.)24-212.1
Division 4. Parking Meters.
Subdivision 1. Meter Zones.
Section 24-213. Parking meter zones.
(a) All parking meter zones shall be designated by an ordinance adopted upon two
readings by the council.
(b) The areas described in schedules 37 through 40, sections 24-289 through 24-292 are
designated as parking meter zones and shall be utilized for parking within the time
limits and at the monetary rates noted in those schedules.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-213; am 1982, ord 776, sec 4.)24-213
Section 24-214. Installation of parking meters.
(a) The County traffic engineer shall install parking meters in the parking meter zones
as provided in this chapter upon the curb immediately adjacent to each designated
parking space. The meters shall be capable of being operated automatically or
manually upon the deposit of a coin or coins of United States currency as specified
on the meters.
(b) Each parking meter shall be so designed and constructed so that, upon the
expiration of the time period registered by the deposit of one or more coins, it will
indicate by an appropriate signal that the lawful parking meter period has expired,
and during this period of time and prior to the expiration thereof, will indicate the
interval of time which remains of the period.
(c) Each parking meter shall bear thereon a legend indicating the days and hours
when the requirement to deposit coins shall apply, the value of the coins to be
deposited, and the limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted in
the parking meter zone in which the meter is located.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-214; am 1983, ord 83-32, sec 1.)24-214
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Section 24-215. Parking meter spaces.
(a) The County traffic engineer shall designate the parking space adjacent to each
parking meter for which the meter is to be used by appropriate markings upon the
curb or the pavement of the street. Parking meter spaces so designated shall be of
appropriate length and width so as to be accessible from the traffic lanes of the
street.
(b) No person shall park a vehicle in any designated parking meter space during the
restricted or regulated time applicable to the parking meter zone in which the
meter is located, so that any part of the vehicle occupies more than one such space
or protrudes beyond the markings designating the space, except that a vehicle
which is of a size too large to be parked within a single designated parking meter
zone shall be permitted to occupy two adjoining parking meter spaces when coins
shall have been deposited in the parking meter for each space so occupied as
required in this chapter for the parking of other vehicles in such space.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-215.)24-215
Section 24-216. Deposit of coins; time limits.
(a) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space alongside of which a parking
meter has been installed during the regulated time applicable to the parking meter
zone in which the meter is located unless a coin or coins of United States currency
of the appropriate denomination shall have been deposited therein, or shall have
been previously deposited therein for an unexpired interval of time.
(b) No person shall permit a vehicle within such person’s control to be parked in any
parking meter space during the regulated time applicable to the parking meter
zone in which the meter is located while the parking meter for such space indicates
by signal that the lawful parking time in the space has expired. This subsection
shall not apply to the act of parking or the necessary time which is required to
deposit immediately thereafter a coin or coins in the meter.
(c) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking meter space for a consecutive period
of time longer than that limited period of time for which parking is lawfully
permitted in the parking meter zone in which the meter is located, irrespective of
the number or value of the coins deposited in the meter.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe
other and more restrictive provisions of this chapter prohibiting or limiting the
stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-216; am 1995, ord 95-150, sec 2; am 2002, ord 02-57,
sec 1.)24-216
Section 24-216.1. Repealed.
(1995, ord 95-150, sec 3; am 1996, ord 96-99, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 02-57, sec 2.)24-216.1
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Section 24-217. Hours of operation; exceptions.
(a) The provisions of section 24-216 shall be in effect between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. on each day, except Sundays and public holidays.
(b) Whenever seventy-five consecutive days have passed without a traffic fatality in
this County, the chief of police may dispense with the enforcement of section 24-216
for one full day, other than Saturday, such date to be designated by the chief and be
given reasonable circulation throughout the County.
(c) The council may, by resolution, dispense with the enforcement of section 24-216 for
a specified time, in any specified parking meter zone, to accommodate any special
event, convention, parade, or other similar activity.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-217; am 1995, ord 95-150, sec 4; am 2002, ord 02-57,
sec 3.)24-217
Section 24-218. Use of slugs prohibited.
No person shall deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking meter any slug,
button, or any other device or substance as substitutes for coins of United States
currency.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-218.)24-218
Section 24-219. Tampering with meters prohibited.
No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open, or wilfully break, destroy or
impair the usefulness of any parking meter.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-219.)24-219
Section 24-220. Collection, deposit, and application of proceeds.
(a) It shall be the duty of the director of public works, or their designee by private
contract or internal assignment, to make regular collections of the money deposited
in the meters and it shall be the duty of the person so designated to remove from
the parking meters coins deposited in the meters. Such person shall service the
parking meters, count the coins from the parking meter, determine the value of the
coins collected, and deposit the coins in a fund entitled “parking meter fund” to be
created and held by the department of finance.
(b) The director of finance shall direct some member of the finance department to make
periodic checks of the parking meters and collection procedure.
(c) The coins required to be deposited in parking meters are levied and assessed as fees
to provide for the purchase, rental, acquisition, supervision, collection, use,
protection, inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, control, and regulation
of parking meters, of off-street parking spaces, of the parking of vehicles, and of
other facilities and properties incidental to the regulation and control of traffic and
in promoting the safety and well being of the public in handling of traffic upon the
streets.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-220; am 1995, ord 95-150, sec 5; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1;
am 2002, ord 02-57, sec 4.)24-220
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Subdivision 2. Use of Parking Stalls for Construction or Special Events.
Section 24-221. Definitions.
(a) As used in this subdivision:
(1) “Department” means the department of public works.
(2) “Occupation” means the enclosure or obstruction of parking meters stalls.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-221.)24-221
Section 24-222. Permit required.
No person shall occupy any parking meter stall or portion thereof, incidental to
erecting, constructing, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, improving, removing,
converting, or demolishing any building or structure or fixture attached thereto without
first obtaining a permit from the department of public works authorizing the
occupation.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-222.)24-222
Section 24-223. Fees.
(a) The department of public works shall require the payment of a fee calculated at the
rate of $2 per day or fraction thereof, exclusive of Sundays and public holidays, for
each parking meter stall so occupied, before issuing the permit under
section 24-222.
(b) The director of public works is authorized to charge a fee per parking meter for
special events or promotions, which at minimum shall be calculated at the average
daily receipt for parking meters for the month.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-223; am 1983, ord 83-32, sec 2; am 1994, ord 94-122, sec 1;
am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-223
Section 24-224. Permit application; contents; department to exercise
discretion.
(a) In all applications for the occupation of parking meter stalls, the department of
public works shall require information regarding:
(1) The nature of the proposed activity;
(2) The number and location of the affected stalls;
(3) The duration of occupation; and
(4) All other information deemed relevant and reasonable in aiding the
department to evaluate the necessity of imposing conditions upon the
occupation of the stalls, or to prohibit its occupation entirely, if such
occupation would endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the general
public.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-224.)24-224
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Section 24-225. Responsibility for keeping permit at job site; inspection by
authorized personnel.
Any person who has been issued a permit shall be responsible for keeping the
permit at the job site at all times, and shall present the permit, upon demand, to any
officer of the law or employee of the department for inspection.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-225.)24-225
Section 24-226. Permit violations; enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who has been granted a permit under this
subdivision to violate any of the terms or conditions of the permit.
(b) In addition to police officers authorized under section 24-12 to enforce the
provisions of this chapter, this subdivision shall also be enforced by employees or
designated independent contractors of the County who have been authorized under
section 24-202.3.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-226; am 1993, ord 93-84, sec 2; am 1996, ord 96-38,
sec 2.)24-226
Section 24-227. Penalty.
(a) Any person found guilty of violating any provision of sections 24-218 and 24-219
shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be subject to a term of
imprisonment not to exceed thirty days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both for each
separate offense.
(b) Any person found guilty of violating any other provision of this division shall be
guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $25 for each
separate offense.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-227.)24-227
Division 5. County Building Parking.
Section 24-228. Director of public works to regulate parking at County
building.
The director of public works shall assign and re-assign parking stalls and be
responsible for regulating parking at the County building.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-228; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1.)24-228
Section 24-229. Area of County lands regulated; hours.
(a) The area of County land on which parking is regulated will initially be confined to
the Hawai‘i County building complex in Hilo. Other areas may be subjected to
parking controls and this division shall also be applicable to those areas on a date
to be designated by written notice, which date shall be not less than thirty days
after the giving of such notice.
(b) The provisions of this division shall have application only during the regular
working hours of the County.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-229.)24-229
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Section 24-230. Director of finance to set rates; theater parking; rental
computation.
(a) Rental in reserved parking shall be established by the director of finance. The
director of finance may change the rates effective as of a date to be designated in a
written notice thereof, which date shall be not less than thirty days after the giving
of such notice.
(b) The rental for reserved parking shall be on a month-to-month term, the applicable
rent to be in advance without notice or demand. County employees shall utilize
payroll deduction for the payment of the parking stalls.
(c) Rentals shall be computed on a semi-monthly and monthly basis applicable to
permanent and temporary parking privileges.
(d) County employees’ and officials’ rental for parking stalls shall be deposited in the
general fund.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-230; am 1995, ord 95-150, sec 7.)24-230
Section 24-231. Parking application; assignment of spaces; special parking.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each government official or employee to make such
person’s application for theater, reserved, or multi-level parking structure to
express the applicant’s preference as to location with alternative choices, on the
form that will be provided by the department of public works. The assignment of
parking spaces shall be made by the department of public works to only the
applicants’ registered vehicles(s) and according to the best utilization of available
parking spaces on County lands within the department’s jurisdiction.
(b) The department of public works at its discretion may review, modify or change
employee assignments in specific areas when circumstances warrant such changes
and after proper notice to government official and employee so as to best promote
governmental efficiency and public convenience.
(c) Special parking permits may be issued by the department of public works at its
discretion allowing parking in metered areas without the necessity of payment so
as to accommodate the necessary intermittent needs of governmental and related
operations.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-231.)24-231
Section 24-232. Map of parking areas; authority to change areas.
(a) The department of public works reserves the right to change the number of parking
spaces for reserved parking, theater parking, and multi-level parking structure and
metered parking based on the availability and demand for the respective types of
parking, without the necessity of public notice. Such changes shall be recorded on
the map of the parking control area kept in the office.
(b) The map of the parking control areas shall be kept at the department of public
works.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-232.)24-232
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Section 24-233. Shifting privileges and restrictions on certain occasions.
During council or committee sessions or any other time when public demand for
parking is high (e.g., annual re-licensing period), parking privileges and restrictions
may be subject to change, with the department of public works to accomplish the
necessary shifting of parking privileges and restrictions so as to cause the least possible
inconvenience to those renting parking spaces.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-233.)24-233
Section 24-234. Enforcement of division.
This division shall be enforced by County employees or designated independent
contractors who have been authorized under section 24-202.3 as well as by police
officers of the County.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-234; am 1993, ord 93-84, sec 3; am 1996, ord 96-38,
sec 3.)24-234
Section 24-235. Signs and pavement markings.
All official signs and pavement markings shall be observed, and all signs and
pavement markings posted under the direction of the department of public works shall
be deemed to be official signs.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-235.)24-235
Section 24-236. Parking in prohibited areas; towing vehicles; permit
required.
(a) Parking shall be permitted only in areas marked and specified for parking.
Automobiles parked in prohibited areas shall be towed away at the expense of the
owner. The County employees or designated independent contractors who have
been authorized under section 24-202.3 and police officers shall be authorized to
enforce this section.
(b) No person without a proper parking permit shall park in either a reserved, theater
parking space, or multi-level parking structure and no permittee, without written
consent of the department of public works, shall let or assign to any person the
permittee’s reserved parking permit or privilege in a theater, or multi-level parking
structure parking space.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-236; am 1993, ord 93-84, sec 4; am 1996, ord 96-38, sec 4.)
24-236
Section 24-237. Vehicle identification; evidence of violation.
(a) Appropriate area identifications for parking permittees shall be provided to be
affixed on the vehicles. Parking privileges shall be valid only in designated areas.
(b) In any proceeding for violation of the parking provisions of this division, the serial
number displayed on the registration plate attached to the vehicle involved in such
violation shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the
vehicle was the person who parked the vehicle at the point where, and during the
time when, such violation occurred.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-237.)24-237
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Section 24-238. Overtime parking in metered areas; citations.
(a) Vehicles parked overtime in metered areas shall receive citations equivalent to
those given to meter violations on County streets.
(b) Vehicles without authorized parking privilege identifications shall receive citation
when parked in any designated County parking area.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-238.)24-238
Section 24-239. Conditions for return of parking permit.
Whenever a government official or employee terminates service with the County or
disposes of a registered vehicle and relinquishes the official’s or employee’s parking
permit, it shall be the official’s or employee’s responsibility to remove or surrender the
parking decal as proof of such termination or disposition and notify the department of
public works in writing on the form provided in order that proper accounting can be
made.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-239.)24-239
Section 24-240. Penalty; revocation of parking privileges.
(a) Violators of this division shall be guilty of a violation and may be fined not more
than $5 for each violation.
(b) Parking privileges may be permanently revoked for violation of these rules and
regulations.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-240.)24-240
Division 6. Parking for persons with disabilities.
Section 24-241. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-241; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 20-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-241. Intent and purpose.
The purpose of this division is to provide parking privileges for persons with
disabilities in accordance with the American Disabilities Act of 1990, P. L. 101-366 (42
U.S.C. Sections 12101 et.seq.), Chapter 291, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and Hawai‘i
Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 219 as adopted by the State Disability and
Communication Access Board (DCAB).
(2002, ord 02-139, secs 1 and 2.)24-241
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Section 24-242. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-242; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 2; am 1993, ord 93-63, sec 1;
am 1994, ord 94-79, sec 1; am 2000, ord 00-32, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 20-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-242. Definitions.
As used in this division, definitions for the following terms shall have the same
meanings specified in Chapter 291, Part III, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or Title 11,
Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules: “placard,” “removable windshield placard,”
“certificate of disability,” “enforcement officer,” “issuing agency,” “parking permit,”
“person with a disability,” “private entity,” “special license plates,” and “temporary
removable windshield placard.”
(2002, ord 02-139, secs 1 and 2.)24-242
Section 24-243. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-243; am 1987, ord 87-94, sec 2; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1;
rep 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1 and 2.)
Section 24-243. Issuing agency.
(a) The office of management is hereby authorized to act as the issuing agency for
removable windshield placards, special license plates and identification cards
pursuant to Chapter 291, Part III, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
(b) The office of management shall follow procedures established in Title 11, Chapter
219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules, for processing and issuing permit applications
and identification cards to persons with disabilities; replacing lost, stolen or
mutilated parking permits; renewing parking permits; and returning parking
permits and identification cards.
(c) Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules, shall be made available to the
public at the office of management.
(2002, ord 02-139, sec 2.)24-243
Section 24-244. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-244; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 3; am 1990, ord 90-87, sec 1;
am 1993, ord 93-63, sec 1; am 2001, ord 01-108, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-244. Parking privileges.
(a) Only a vehicle displaying a special license plate, a removable windshield placard, or
a temporary removable windshield placard may be parked in a public or private
parking space reserved for persons with disabilities.
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(b) A vehicle displaying special license plates, a removable windshield placard, or a
temporary removable windshield placard may park:
(1) Without payment of any parking meter fees in a public metered parking space
reserved for persons with disabilities.
(2) Without payment of parking meter fees for the first two-and-a-half hours or
the maximum time the meter allows, whichever is longer, in a public metered
parking space.
(2002, ord 02-139, secs 1 and 2.)24-244
Section 24-245. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-245; rep 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-245. Fees.
(a) The office of management shall charge and collect the fee of $10 for removable
windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards and identification
cards as established in Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules.
(b) The special license plate fees shall be the same as the regular license plate fees and
shall be collected by the office of management.
(2002, ord 02-139, sec 2.)24-245
Section 24-245.1. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-245.1; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 4; am 1987, ord 87-94, sec 3;
am 1993, ord 93-63, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-245.1. Requirements; permit display, presentation of identification
card and nontransferability.
(a) The requirements governing the display of the permit and presentation of the
identification card, the nontransferability of placards and plates, and reciprocity
shall be the same as those set forth in Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i
Administrative Rules.
(2002, ord 02-139, sec 2.)24-245.
Section 24-245.2. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-245.2; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 4; am 1987, ord 87-94, sec 3;
am 1993, ord 93-63, sec 1; rep 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-245.2. Designation of parking spaces.
(a) The director of the department of public works is authorized to designate and
identify parking spaces for persons with disabilities in areas under the jurisdiction
of the County of Hawai‘i.
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(b) Public and private entities required to comply with the American with Disabilities
Act of 1990, as amended, or otherwise desiring to designate parking stalls for
persons with disabilities, shall conform to specifications for signs and markings of
parking spaces as established in Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative
Rules.
(2002, ord 02-139, sec 2.)24-245.2
Section 24-245.3. \[Former\] Repealed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 8, sec 24-245.3; am 1985, ord 85-55, sec 4; am 1987, ord 87-94, sec 3;
am 1993, ord 93-63, sec 1; am 2002, ord 02-139, sec 1.)
Section 24-245.3. Violations and penalties.
(a) In accordance with Chapter 291, Part III, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and Title 11,
Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules:
(1) Any person who knowingly falsifies an application for a removable windshield
placard, temporary removable windshield placard, special license plates, and
identification card, or any renewal or replacement thereof, shall be subject to
suspension or revocation of the placard, special license plates, or identification
card.
(2) An unauthorized person using the removable windshield placard, temporary
removable windshield placard, or special license plates to obtain the special
parking privileges authorized under this section or otherwise afforded by the
state or counties, shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and fined according to
Chapter 291D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i
Administrative Rules. The unauthorized use of disabled parking permits shall
also be subject to suspension or revocation of these permits.
(3) A person who uses a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities
without displaying a removable windshield placard, a temporary removable
windshield placard, or special license plates, shall be guilty of a traffic
infraction and fined according to Chapter 291D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and
Title 11, Chapter 219, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules.
(4) A person with a disability who refuses or fails to present an identification card
to an enforcement officer upon request, shall be guilty of a traffic infraction
and fined according to Chapter 291D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and Title 11,
Chapter 219. Hawai‘i Administrative Rules.
(2002, ord 02-139, sec 2.)24-245.3
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Division 7. Parking for electric vehicles.
Section 24-245.4. Definitions.
As used in this division:
“Electric vehicle” means:
(1) A neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in this section;
(2) A vehicle, with four or more wheels, that draws propulsion energy from a
battery with at least four kilowatt hours of energy storage capacity that can be
recharged from an external source of electricity; or
(3) A fuel cell electric vehicle.”
“Electric vehicle charging system” means a system that:
(1) Is capable of providing electricity from a non-vehicle source to charge the
batteries of one or more electric vehicles;
(2) Meets recognized standards, including standard SAE J1772 of SAE
International; and
(3) Is designed and installed in compliance with chapter 5D of the Hawai‘i County
Code;
provided that the term shall not include facilities or systems for refueling the
hydrogen storage tank of a fuel cell electric vehicle.”
“Fuel cell electric vehicle” means a zero-emission electric vehicle that uses a fuel
cell to convert hydrogen gas and oxygen into electricity that is used in a vehicle
powertrain for propulsion.”
“Neighborhood electric vehicle” means a self-propelled electrically powered motor
vehicle to which all of the following apply:
(1) The vehicle is emission free;
(2) The vehicle is designed to be and is operated at speeds of twenty-five miles per
hour or less;
(3) The vehicle has four wheels in contact with the ground;
(4) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than three thousand
pounds; and
(5) The vehicle conforms to the minimum safety equipment requirements as
adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500, Low Speed
Vehicles (49 C.F.R. 571.500).
(2022, ord 22-95, sec 2.)24-245.4
Section 24-245.5. Parking privileges.
(a) Only electric vehicles may be parked in a parking space designated and marked as
reserved for electric vehicles.
(b) Only electric vehicles that are plugged in with the intent to charge may be parked
in a parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging system that is
designated and marked as reserved for this purpose.
(2022, ord 22-95, sec 2.)24-245.5
Section 24-245.6. Penalties.
Any person who uses a parking space in violation of section 24-245.5, shall be guilty
of a traffic infraction and fined according to chapter 291D and section 291-72, Hawaii
Revised Statutes.
(2022, ord 22-95, sec 2.)24-245.6
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Article 9. Pedestrians.
Section 24-246. Crosswalks established.
The streets described in schedule 24, section 24-276 are established and designated
as crosswalks when appropriate lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway
giving notice are painted.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-246.)24-246
Section 24-247. Entering obstructed intersection or crosswalk.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is
sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the
vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or
pedestrians, despite any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-247.)24-247
Section 24-248. Roadways closed to pedestrian traffic.
(a) No pedestrian shall enter upon or cross any roadway or portion of any roadway
designated by ordinance as closed to pedestrian traffic, except within an authorized
marked crosswalk, or upon a pedestrian overpass, or through a pedestrian tunnel.
(b) The areas designated in schedule 26, section 24-278 are closed to pedestrian traffic.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-248.)24-248
Section 24-249. Certain acts by pedestrians prohibited.
(a) No person may enter a roadway, obstruct traffic, or approach moving vehicles for
the purpose of:
(1) Receiving or soliciting employment, business, or any other good or service from
the occupant of any vehicle, unless the vehicle is legally stopped; or
(2) Delivering or offering any employment, business, or other good or service to
the occupant of any vehicle, unless the vehicle is legally stopped.
For the purposes of this subsection:
“Good or service” does not include aid, assistance, or help provided or
rendered in an emergency or traffic accident.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not prohibit an individual from:
(1) Using sidewalks, areas adjacent to a roadway, or any other portion of the road
not ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, provided that the individual does not
obstruct traffic or approach moving vehicles; or
(2) Holding a sign or engaging in any other protected speech activity in a location
that does not obstruct traffic.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a person convicted of a violation of
subsection (a) is subject to:
(1) For any violation not within one year of a previous violation:
(A) A fine not less than $250 and not more than $1,000;
(B) Community service no less than eighteen hours nor more than seventy-
one hours; or
(C) Both.
(2) For any violation within one year of a previous violation:
(A) A fine not less than $500 and not more than $1,000;
(B) Community service no less than thirty-six hours nor more than seventy-
one hours; or
(C) Both.
(d) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of
soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be
parked on a street or highway.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-249; am 2025, ord 25-78, sec 1.)24-249
Section 24-250. Driving through safety zone prohibited.
The portions of streets, described in schedule 25, section 24-277 are designated as
safety zones when appropriate lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway
giving notice thereof are plain.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-250.)24-250
Section 24-251. Obstruction of highways.
No person shall sit, kneel, squat, or lie upon any roadway, sidewalk, or sidewalk
curbing except when overcome by illness or in an emergency.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-251.)24-251
Section 24-252. Highway railings; prohibited acts.
No person shall sit, stand, or walk or aid or assist any other person to sit, stand, or
walk upon the railing of any highway bridge, overpass or guardrail.
(1983 CC, c 24, art 9, sec 24-252.)24-252
Articles 10 and 11. Vehicle and Traffic Schedules. *
* Editor's Note: Articles 10 and 11, that contain Vehicle and to Traffic Schedules, are located behind the tabbed
divider sheet directly following this page.
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