Bill > SB1289

This bill modifies how traffic violations are recorded on official abstracts by limiting the information to only moving violations that resulted in convictions. Specifically, the bill requires the Traffic and Emergency Period Violations Bureaus (district court traffic violation offices) to only include conviction-based moving violations on certified abstracts, removing all dismissed violations that did not result in a conviction. By July 1, 2026, these bureaus must clean up existing records to remove any dismissed moving violations. The bill appropriates an unspecified amount of funds to support this record-cleaning process, with the money to be spent by the judiciary. The changes are intended to prevent dismissed traffic violations from potentially negatively impacting an individual's driving record. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2050, and does not retroactively affect rights, penalties, or proceedings that occurred before its effective date. Additionally, the bureaus can still charge up to $20 for providing a certified abstract, with $18 going to the general fund and $2 to the judiciary computer system special fund.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1289&year=2026