An authorized agent or law enforcement officer shall have
the power(s) to issue a citation for any violation of the provisions of this
chapter:
(1) Law enforcement officer
(s) may use a form of citation that is authorized for use for violations of
Hawaii Administrative Rules, ordinances, or Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(2) In every case when a citation is issued,
a copy of the same shall be given to the violator or in the case of a parking,
standing, or stopping violation a copy of the same shall be affixed to the
vehicle, as provided in paragraph (5);
(3) Every citation shall be consecutively
numbered and each copy shall bear the number of its respective
origin;
(4) Whenever a vehicle is
in violation of any provision, other than a parking, standing, or stopping
provision, of this chapter, any law enforcement officer and any authorized
agent shall take the name, address and driver's license number of the alleged
violator and the license plate number of the vehicle or vehicle identification
number of the vehicle involved, and shall issue to the alleged violator in
writing a citation, notifying the alleged violator to answer to the citation in
writing at the address provided and by the date indicated; and
(5) Whenever any motor vehicle is parked,
standing, or stopped i n violation of this chapter, an authorized agent or the
law enforcement officer finding the vehicle shall conspicuously affix to the
vehicle a citation. The citation shall be addressed to the registered owner of
the vehicle, but need not identify the registered owner by same, so long as the
citation identifies the vehicle by its license plate number or vehicle
identification number. The citation shall instruct the registered owner to
answer to the citation in writing at the address provided and by the date
indicated. The registered owner of a vehicle shall be responsible and
accountable for the illegal parking, standing, or stopping of the vehicle when:
(A) The registered owner committed the
illegal parking, standing, or stopping of the vehicle; or
(B) Another person committed the illegal
parking, standing, or stopping of the vehicle, but the registered owner gave
the person explicit or implicit permission to use the vehicle at the time of
the violation.
In any proceeding for violation of a parking, standing, or
stopping provision of this chapter, the license plate number or vehicle
identification number of the parked, standing, or stopped vehicle shall
constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle was
responsible and accountable for the illegal parking, standing, or stopping of
the vehicle.
