Bill > SB597

This bill extends the deadlines for the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office to issue written decisions regarding license revocations in cases involving alcohol or drug-related driving offenses. Specifically, the bill increases the deadline from 8 to 14 days for alcohol-related offenses and from 22 to 28 days for drug-related offenses. The legislative findings highlight the challenges in processing and testing blood and urine specimens, noting that nationwide toxicology laboratories often require 15-60 days to complete testing, especially for drug-related cases. This is particularly complex in Hawaii, where specimens from outer islands must be shipped to Honolulu, and drug testing specimens are then sent to the continental United States. The bill aims to provide a more realistic timeframe for issuing administrative license revocation decisions, accounting for the technological and logistical challenges in specimen testing, with the goal of ensuring more just and reliable outcomes in administrative driver's license revocation cases.

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=597&year=2025