Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-7.5 – New motor vehicle with a temporary number plate
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-7.5
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Director of finance: means the director of finance of each county or of the county concerned, and includes the director's duly authorized deputies and subordinates. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power but which is not operated upon rails, but excludes mopeds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, but excludes devices moved by human power or devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and mopeds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
Any person who has purchased a new motor vehicle which has attached a temporary number plate under § 286-53 shall register the new motor vehicle in accordance with this chapter within thirty days after taking possession of the motor vehicle. For the purposes of this chapter, the registration of such a motor vehicle shall be considered an original registration under § 249-7. Within thirty days of the original registration of such a motor vehicle, the director of finance shall furnish two number plates and the valid tag or emblem appropriate for the year of registration, if any, which shall be attached to the motor vehicle as provided under § 249-7. Upon attachment of the number plates, the temporary number plate provided under § 286-53 shall be destroyed.