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Code · Hawaii · Chapter 286

§286-249 Penalty.

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§286-249 Penalty.
(a)Any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in the State without a valid commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, or while the person's driving privileges are suspended, revoked, or canceled, or while disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, shall be:
(1)Disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year and up to life;
(2)Fined not less than $500 but not more than $1,000; and
(3)Imprisoned not more than one year;
provided that the court shall have discretion to impose either a fine or imprisonment, or both.
(b)A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than $3,861 for a first conviction and no less than $7,723 for a second or subsequent conviction, in addition to the driving disqualification of subsection (a)(1) and section 286-240(i) and (j).
(c)Any person convicted under or found in violation of section 286-242(a) shall be fined not more than $200.
(d)Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), any person convicted under or found in violation of section 286-242(c) shall be fined not more than $500. [L 1990, c 342, pt of §3; am L 1995, c 114, §9; am L 2004, c 103, §12; am L 2009, c 46, §4; am L 2013, c 114, §17; am L 2023, c 25, §3; am L 2024, c 135, §3]
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