§286-109  General provision governing theissuance of licenses.  (a)  Upon payment of the required fee and upondemonstrating the ability to operate a certain category or categories of motorvehicles to the satisfaction of the examiner of drivers, an applicant for adriver's license shall be issued a single license of a design approved by thedirector of transportation upon which is made a notation of:

(1)  The category or categories of motor vehicles theapplicant may operate;

(2)  Any restrictive provisions to which the licenseis subject; and

(3)  When the license is issued to a person undertwenty-one years of age, a statement, in clearly legible print that shallcontrast with the other information appearing on the license, which indicatesthe date on which the person will attain the age of twenty-one years.

(b)  The examiner of drivers shall not issue orrenew any driver's license using the driver's social security number on thedriver's license.

(c)  Statutes of limitations and otherprovisions of this chapter notwithstanding, no driver's license or instructionpermit shall be issued or renewed under this section, where the examiner ofdrivers is notified by the district judge, traffic violations bureaus of thedistrict courts, or the judge of the circuit court that the applicant hasfailed to respond to a traffic citation or summons, or failed to appear incourt after an arrest for the violation of any traffic laws of a county, thischapter or chapter 286G, 287, 290, 291, or 291C, or of any motor vehicleinsurance laws under article 10C of chapter 431, or of any motorcycle or motorscooter insurance laws under article 10G of chapter 431, and the same remainsdelinquent and outstanding, or the applicant, has as of the time of theapplication, failed to comply in full with all orders of the court; providedthat the district court with whose order an applicant has failed to comply infull, may approve the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or instructionpermit other than a commercial driver's license upon conditions imposed by thecourt for the satisfaction of the outstanding court order and any otherconditions as may be imposed by the court, if one or more of the followingconditions are met:

(1)  The applicant is gainfully employed in a positionthat requires driving and will be discharged if the applicant is unable todrive; or

(2)  The applicant has no access to alternative transportation and therefore must drive to work;

provided further that if the applicant has failed tocomply in full with orders of the district court of more than one circuit, theapplicant shall obtain the approval of the district court of each circuit inwhich the applicant has an outstanding court order before a driver's license orinstruction permit may be issued or renewed under this subsection.

A driver's license or instruction permit issuedor renewed under this subsection shall be subject to immediate suspension bythe court upon the applicant's failure to remain in full compliance with allconditions imposed by the court for the issuance or renewal of the driver'slicense or instruction permit.  The examiner of drivers may place an indicationof restriction upon a driver's license or instruction permit issued or renewedunder this subsection.  Proof of financial responsibility under section 287-20shall not apply to the issuance or renewal of driver's licenses or instructionpermits under this subsection. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-109; am L1970, c 164, §3; am L 1975, c 24, §7; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; am L 1985, c107, §1; am L 1990, c 9, §1; am L 1999, c 269, §1; am L 2002, c 105, §2]