Hawaii § 249-14.5 - New bicycles and mopeds.

Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 249-14.5 — New bicycles and mopeds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 249-14.5. New bicycles and mopeds.

All new bicycles and mopeds, otherwise requiring the payment of fees under section 249-14, held in stock for purposes of sale shall be exempt from the fee. At the time of first sale, the dealer selling the new bicycle or moped shall: (1) Require the buyer to complete a license application form furnished by the director of finance; (2) Issue a copy of the completed form to the buyer; and (3) Transmit a copy of the completed form to the director of finance with the required fees that the dealer has collected from the buyer. Upon receipt of the fee and the completed license application form, the director of finance shall mail a license plate and tag or emblem for mopeds, or tag or decal for bicycles, and certificate of registration to the registered owner. Until the license plate and tag or emblem for mopeds, or tag or decal for bicycles, is received, the bicycle or moped owner shall keep a copy of the completed application form upon the owner's person when riding the bicycle or moped on a public street. [L 1974, c 105, pt of §2; am L 1978, c 175, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 264, §3; am L 2016, c 200, §3; am L 2017, c 12, §60] Previous Vol04_Ch0201-0257 Next

Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 249-14.5 ("New bicycles and mopeds.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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