Powers of the district court judge sitting in the traffic and emergency period division
HRS §291D-12
in effect291D-12. Powers of the district court judge sitting in the traffic and emergency period division
(a) A district court judge sitting in the traffic and emergency period division and hearing cases pursuant to this chapter shall have all the powers of a district court judge under chapter 604, including the following powers:
(1) To conduct traffic infraction and emergency
period infraction hearings and to impose monetary assessments;
(2) To permit deferral of monetary assessment or
impose community service in lieu thereof;
(3) To dismiss a notice of traffic infraction or
notice of emergency period infraction, with or without prejudice, or to set
aside a judgment for the State;
(4) To order temporary driver's license suspension or
driver's license reinstatement;
(5) To approve the issuance or renewal of a driver's
license or instruction permit pursuant to section 286-109(c);
(6) To issue penal summonses and bench warrants and
initiate contempt of court proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to
section 291D-13;
(7) To issue penal summonses and bench warrants and
initiate failure to appear proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to
section 291D-5(d)(10); and
(8) To exercise other powers the court finds
necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) A district court judge sitting in the
traffic and emergency period division and hearing cases pursuant to this
chapter shall not order the director of finance to withhold issuing or renewing
the driver's license, or registering, renewing the registration of, or issuing
the title to a motor vehicle, of any person who has not paid a monetary
assessment, has not performed community service in lieu thereof, or has not
otherwise satisfied a judgment for the State entered pursuant to this chapter.
[L
1993, c 214, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 60, §12; am L 2002, c 105, §3; am L 2007, c
85, §8; am L 2020, c 59, §7; am L 2021, c 185, §13]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0291D/HRS_0291D-0012.htmFetched: 11/10/2026