§286-50  Registration of vehicle locatedoutside State; correction of errors; fee for correcting errors.  (a)  Thedirector of finance of a county shall not accept an application forregistration of any vehicle under this part unless the vehicle at the time ofapplication is to be operated on the public highways of that county as requiredunder section 286-41 or, if the vehicle is not within the State, the vehicle iscurrently registered in the State in the name of a bona fide resident of theState.  However, the director of finance shall accept and grant an applicationand issue number plates for a new unlicensed vehicle which is not within theState when the application is accompanied by a written certificate signed bythe seller, who shall be a person licensed to sell new motor vehicles underchapter 437, giving the name and local address of the seller and the purchaserand a description of the vehicle, including a statement of the weight thereof,and, when the vehicle identification numbers of such new vehicle are notavailable, a statement of such fact, and also by a written certificate of thepurchaser giving the purchaser's name, the purchaser's local address andpermanent residence, and the name of the seller, a full description of thevehicle, and a statement that the use tax payable thereon has been paid or thatthe same will be paid within sixty days of the arrival of the vehicle in theState.  One copy of the application when granted shall be furnished by thedirector of finance to the director of taxation.  In a case where the vehicleidentification  numbers of the new vehicle are not available at the time of theapplication, the dealer shall certify to the vehicle identification numbersthereof upon receipt of the numbers from the factory or manufacturer, whichcertificate the director of finance shall enter in the director of finance'sregistration records.  Within sixty days after arrival in the State of any suchvehicle, unless the same has been shown in the application or subsequentcertification, the dealer shall furnish to the director of finance acertificate of the dealer, identifying the vehicle by the vehicleidentification numbers or other description, and evidence of arrival in theState of any such vehicle, which information the director of finance shallenter in the director of finance's registration records.

If the vehicle identification numbers of thevehicle, as given in the dealer's certificate of the vehicle identificationnumbers, subsequently prove to be erroneous on account of error in theinformation received by the dealer from the factory or manufacturer, or for anyother reason, the dealer shall notify the director of finance of the error by awritten certificate of the dealer stating the reasons for the nature of theerror and the correction which should be made in the registration records; andupon receipt of the dealer's certificate by the director of finance, theregistration records shall be corrected accordingly.  A fee of $3 shall be paidby the dealer and collected by the director of finance for each instance ofcorrection of the registration records.

(b)  Notwithstanding the first paragraph ofsubsection (a), the director of finance shall accept and grant an application,and issue number plates, when the vehicle, although not within the State, is tobe registered in the name of bona fide residents of the State, and theapplication is accompanied by:

(1)  A written certificate setting forth the name,local address of the applicant; the name and business address of the seller; afull description of the vehicle, including a manufacturer's statement of theweight thereof, and the vehicle identification numbers verified by a lawenforcement agency; and such other information as may be required by thedirector of finance;

(2)  A copy of the bill of sale and such otherdocuments as may be required by the director of finance, to establish legalownership; and

(3)  A written statement signed by the applicantstating that the use tax payable thereon will be paid within sixty days of thearrival of the vehicle in the State.

The applicant shall be responsible forsupplying to the director of finance all information relative to the correctvehicle identification numbers, and the payment of correction fees, in the samemanner and to the same extent as is required hereinabove of a dealer.  One copyof the application, when granted, shall be furnished by the director of financeto the state director of taxation.

No tax or other fees required by law inconnection with the registration of a vehicle not within the State at the timeof the application shall be refundable. [L 1949, c 167, §1; am L 1951, c 168,§1(d); am L 1953, c 131, §1(c), (d), (e); am L 1955, c 175, §1; RL 1955,§160-8; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §16; am L 1965, c 137, §1 and c 155, §§1, 2; HRS§286-50; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 171, §2; am L 1989, c 292, §1]

 

Revision Note

 

  "Director of finance" substituted for"treasurer" to conform to county charters.