§286-111  Application for license,provisional license, or instruction permit; fees.  [Repeal andreenactment on January 9, 2011.  L 2005, c 72, §15.]  (a)  Everyapplication for an instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's licenseshall be made upon a form furnished by the examiner of drivers and shall beverified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths.  Theexaminer of drivers and officers serving under the examiner may administer theoaths without charge.  Each application for an instruction permit for acategory (1), (2), (3), or (4) license shall be accompanied by a fee to bedetermined by the council of each county and each application for a provisionallicense or driver's license shall be accompanied by the fee, unless theapplicant has already paid the fee upon application for an instruction permitin the same county, in which event no fee shall be charged.  An additional feeto be determined by the council of each county shall be charged and collectedupon the issuance of a provisional license or driver's license.  All of theforegoing fees shall become county realizations.

(b)  The director of transportation shallestablish a fee schedule for all commercial driver's licensing examinations. The fees collected for a commercial driver's license shall become staterealizations and deposited in the state highway fund.  The State shallreimburse the counties all costs for administering the commercial driver'slicensing program.  The amount of reimbursement shall be determined by thedirector of transportation.

(c)  Every application shall state the fullname, date of birth, sex, occupation, social security number if the applicantis eligible for a social security number, the residence address and businessaddress, if any, of the applicant, and shall briefly describe the applicant,and shall state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as adriver, and, if so, when and in what state or country, and whether any suchlicense has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has everbeen refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation,or refusal.

(d)  If the applicant is not eligible toreceive a social security number, the applicant shall submit, in lieu ofproviding proof of social security number pursuant to subsection (c):

(1)  A United States Social Security Administrationletter stating that the applicant is ineligible to obtain a social securitynumber; and

(2)  Either:

(A)  A government-issued photo identificationdocument; or

(B)  Other identification documents as deemedacceptable by the director. [L 1937, c 234, §7; am L Sp 1941, c 6, §1; RL 1945,§7308; RL 1955, §160-38; HRS §286-111; am L 1968, c 48, §5; am L 1970, c 164,§3; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 342, §20; am L 1999, c 269, §2; am L 2003, c 145,§1; am L 2005, c 72, §7]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  The fee applies to nonresident servicemen and is not a taxnor a license fee imposed in respect to motor vehicles or the use thereof. Att. Gen. Op. 66-29.

  Nonresident serviceman with home-state license must complywith section and is not exempted therefrom by the Soldier's and Sailor's CivilRelief Act.  Att. Gen. Op. 68-24.