Hawaii Revised Statutes 290. Abandoned Vehicles

PART I. VEHICLES ABANDONED ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
GENERALLY

• 290-1 Disposition by Counties of Certain Abandoned Vehicles.
  (a) The counties may cause vehicles that have been abandoned to be taken into custody and disposed of. For the purposes of this subsection,...
• 290-2 Notice to Owner.
  (a) Upon taking custody of any abandoned vehicle, a written notice shall immediately be sent by registered or certified mail to the legal and...
• 290-3 Public Auction.
  If the vehicle is not repossessed within the time limits provided in section 290-2, the vehicle shall be disposed of by public auction, through...
• 290-4 Repossession by Person Entitled.
  Any person entitled to the vehicle may repossess the same prior to the date of public auction upon payment of all towing, handling, storage,...
• 290-5 Waiver of Public Auction Requirements.
  The requirements of public auction may be waived when the value of any vehicle is less than $1,000 as determined by the director of...
• 290-6 Effect of Transfer of Title.
  The transfer of title and interest by sale hereunder shall be considered a transfer by operation of law and shall be governed by provisions...
• 290-7 Disposition of Proceeds.
  All proceeds from the sale of vehicles shall be deposited into the general fund of the county. The legal or registered owner is entitled...
• 290-8 Derelict Vehicle.
  A vehicle shall be deemed a derelict vehicle by the administrative head of the county agency designated to carry out section 290-1, or by...
• 290-9 Disposition of Derelict Vehicle.
  A derelict vehicle may be immediately disposed of or sold as junk without having to comply with the requirements of section 290-2 and 290-5....
• 290-10 Disposition of Unclaimed Vehicle.
  Whenever a county ordinance authorizes the police or other agency designated by the mayor of the county to remove and store vehicles, a vehicle...
• 290-11 Vehicles Left Unattended on Private and Public Property; Sale or Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any vehicle left unattended on private or public property without authorization of the owner or occupant...
• 290-12 Leaving Abandoned or Derelict Vehicles.
  The registered owner of an abandoned vehicle, as defined in section 290-1, or a derelict vehicle, as defined in section 290-8, found on any...

PART II. VEHICLES ABANDONED ON BUSINESS PREMISES OF PERSONS
ENGAGED IN MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR BUSINESS

• 290-21 Disposition of Vehicles by Persons in Motor [Vehicle] Repair Business.
  When any person abandons a motor vehicle upon the premises of a motor vehicle repair business, the owner of the business or the owner's...
• 290-22 When Vehicle Deemed Abandoned.
  A motor vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) The service requested or required by a person...
• 290-23 Sale or Disposition of Vehicle.
  When a vehicle is abandoned, the owner of the vehicle repair business, or the owner's authorized representative, after one public advertisement in a newspaper...
• 290-24 Disposition of Proceeds.
  The authorized seller of the vehicle shall be entitled to the proceeds of the sale to the extent that compensation is due the authorized...
• 290-25 Effect of Transfer of Title.
  The transfer of title and interest by sale under this part is a transfer by operation of law; provided that if the certificate of...

PART III. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 290-41 Notice to Police Department.
  Before a vehicle is towed by any business engaged in towing vehicles, the owner of the towing business or the owner's designated representative shall...
• 290-42 Disposition of License Plates.
  Whoever shall abandon a vehicle, or having attained custody of an abandoned vehicle, disposes of, or conveys it as junk shall remove and transmit...
• 290-45 Penalties.
  Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule adopted by the director of finance under authority of this chapter,...

Last modified: October 27, 2016