2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 17. MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
291E. Use of Intoxicants While Operating a Vehicle
291E-34 Notice of administrative revocation; contents.

§291E-34 Notice of administrative revocation; contents. (a) The notice of administrative revocation shall provide, at a minimum and in clear language, the following general information relating to administrative revocation:

(1) The statutory authority for administrative revocation;

(2) An explanation of the distinction between administrative revocation and a suspension or revocation imposed under section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5; and

(3) That criminal charges filed pursuant to section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 may be prosecuted concurrently with the administrative action.

(b) The notice, when completed by the law enforcement officer and issued to the respondent, shall contain at a minimum the following information relating to the incident that gives rise to the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation:

(1) Information identifying the respondent;

(2) The specific violation for which the respondent was arrested;

(3) The date issued and the date the administrative revocation is scheduled to go into effect;

(4) The expiration date of the temporary permit; and

(5) That the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation will be administratively reviewed.

(c) The notice shall provide, at a minimum, the following information relating to the administrative review:

(1) That the review is automatic;

(2) That the respondent, within three days of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense and within seventeen days of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense, may submit written information demonstrating why the respondent's license and privilege to operate a vehicle should not be administratively revoked;

(3) The address or location where the respondent may submit the information;

(4) That the respondent is not entitled to be present or represented at the administrative review; and

(5) That the administrative review decision shall be mailed to the respondent:

(A) No later than eight days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense; and

(B) No later than twenty-two days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense.

(d) The notice shall state that, if the respondent's license and privilege to operate a vehicle is not administratively revoked after the review, the respondent's license shall be returned, unless a subsequent alcohol or drug enforcement contact has occurred, along with a certified statement that the administrative revocation proceedings have been terminated.

(e) The notice shall state that, if the respondent's license and privilege to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked after the review, a decision shall be mailed to the respondent, or to the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, that shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The reasons why the respondent's license and privilege to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked;

(2) That the respondent may request the director, within six days of the date the decision is mailed, to schedule an administrative hearing to review the administrative revocation;

(3) That, if the respondent's request for an administrative hearing is received by the director within six days of the date the decision was mailed, the hearing shall be scheduled to commence:

(A) No later than twenty-five days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense; and

(B) No later than thirty-nine days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense;

(4) The procedure to request an administrative hearing;

(5) That failure to request an administrative hearing within the time provided shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect for the period and under the conditions established by the director in the decision;

(6) That the respondent may regain the right to a hearing by requesting the director, within sixty days after the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation, to schedule a hearing;

(7) That the director shall schedule the hearing to commence no later than thirty days after a request under paragraph (6) is received, but that, except as provided in section 291E-38(j), the temporary permit shall not be extended if the respondent fails to request an administrative hearing within the initial six-day period provided for that purpose;

(8) That failure to attend the hearing shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect for the period and under the conditions indicated;

(9) The duration of the administrative revocation and other conditions that may be imposed, including: referral to the driver's education program for an assessment of the respondent's substance abuse or dependence and the need for treatment; and

(10) That the respondent shall obtain an ignition interlock permit in order to operate a vehicle during the revocation period if the respondent had a valid license at the time of the arrest.

(f) The notice shall provide, at a minimum, the following information relating to administrative hearings:

(1) That the respondent shall have six days from the date the administrative review decision was mailed to request that an administrative hearing be scheduled;

(2) That a request for an administrative hearing and payment of a $30 fee, unless waived pursuant to section 291E-39, shall entitle the respondent to review and copy, prior to the hearing, all documents that were considered at the administrative review, including the arrest report and the sworn statements;

(3) That the respondent may be represented by an attorney, submit evidence, give testimony, and present and cross-examine witnesses;

(4) That, in cases where the respondent is under the age of eighteen, a parent or guardian must be present; and

(5) That a written decision shall be mailed no later than five days after completion of the hearing.

(g) The notice shall state that, if the administrative revocation is reversed after the hearing, the respondent's license shall be returned, along with a certified statement that the administrative revocation proceedings have been terminated.

(h) The notice shall state that, if the administrative revocation is sustained at the hearing, a written decision shall be mailed to the respondent, or to the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, that shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The effective date of the administrative revocation;

(2) The duration of the administrative revocation;

(3) Other conditions that may be imposed by law, including the use of an ignition interlock device; and

(4) The right to obtain judicial review.

(i) The notice shall state that failure of the respondent, or of the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, to attend a scheduled hearing shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect as provided in the administrative review decision. [L 2000, c 189, pt of §23; am L 2001, c 157, §15; am L 2004, c 90, §9; am L 2006, c 64, §4; am L 2008, c 171, §5; am L 2009, c 88, §13] [L 2000, c 189, pt of §23; am L 2001, c 157, §15; am L 2004, c 90, §9; am L 2006, c 64, §4; am L 2008, c 171, §5; am L 2009, c 88, §13; am L 2010, c 166, §13; am L 2012, c 327, §11]

Case Notes

As Honolulu police department form 396B explains the essential difference between the civil nature of the revocation proceeding and the penal characteristics of the criminal proceeding, the various consequences that flow from each, and the interrelationship between the two with respect to driving privileges, the form satisfies the directive of subsection (a)(2) that "general information" about the "distinction" between the two be explained. 108 H. 78, 117 P.3d 109.

Honolulu police department form 396B need not notify drivers that the police must establish reasonable suspicion to stop and probable cause to believe a driver is under the influence of an intoxicant in an administrative license revocation hearing, in the absence of a statutory directive to that effect. 108 H. 78, 117 P.3d 109.