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Panel advances bill allowing DOT/police to impound long-unregistered vehicles after AG raises due-process concerns
Summary
HB 2027, an omnibus transportation bill that would authorize impoundment of vehicles with registrations expired three years or more, passed committee after incorporating Attorney General recommendations to align impoundment procedures with HRS 290-11 and address constitutional notice and towing-process concerns.
The House Committee on Transportation on Feb. 17 passed HB 2027, an omnibus transportation bill that, among other things, would authorize DOT and county police departments to impound vehicles with registrations expired three years or more and dispose of vehicles whose registrations have been expired five years or more under specified conditions.
Deputy Attorney General Michael Moria testified with caution, telling the committee the bill raised…
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