HI HCR197

Requests the Department of Transportation to examine and amend its administrative rules to eliminate the requirement that individuals obtain a certificate of inspection before registering a motor vehicle

Current process requires vehicle owners with expired inspection and registration certificates to complete a three-step process: schedule an inspection appointment, present failed inspection results to the county motor vehicle registration department, then return to the inspection station for final certification

Identifies that this requirement creates unnecessary traffic, complications for vehicle owners, and extra work for safety inspection stations

Notes that most states do not require safety inspections, and those that do typically do not require a valid certificate of registration to obtain a certificate of inspection

Directs transmission of certified copies to the Directors and Administrators of transportation and motor vehicle services across all Hawaii counties