(a) In addition to any other civil penalties ordered by the court, a person who violates any offense under this part may be ordered to pay a trauma system surcharge, provided that:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-2
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or highway, including mopeds and bicycles, but excluding toy bicycles, devices other than bicycles moved by human power, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
(1) The maximum of which may be $10 if the violator is not already required to pay a trauma system surcharge pursuant to the violation of the offense;(2) The maximum of which may be $100 if the violation is an offense under sections 291C-12.6, vehicle or property” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>291C-13, 291C-14, 291C-15, 291C-16, 291C-103, 291C-104, or 291C-105;(3) The maximum of which may be $500 if the violation is an offense under § 291C-12; and(4) The maximum of which may be $250 if the violation is an offense under section 291C-12.5.(b) The surcharge shall not be ordered when the court determines that the defendant is unable to pay the surcharge.(c) The person shall pay the surcharge to the clerk of the court. The surcharge shall be deposited with the state director of finance who shall transmit the surcharge to the trauma system special fund pursuant to section 321-22.5.
