HRS §249-14.5
How new bikes and mopeds get licensed when sold
New bicycles and mopeds kept for sale do not pay the usual fee until they are first sold. When a dealer sells one, the buyer must fill out a license form, and the dealer must give the buyer a copy and send the form and fee to the finance director. The director then mails the plate, tag, and registration, and until then the owner must carry the form copy while riding.
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The statute, as written — New bicycles and mopeds
All new bicycles and mopeds, otherwise requiring the payment of fees under section 249-14, held in stock for purposes of sale shall be exempt from the fee. At the time of first sale, the dealer selling the new bicycle or moped shall: (1) Require the buyer to complete a license application form furnished by the director of finance; (2) Issue a copy of the completed form to the buyer; and (3) Transmit a copy of the completed form to the director of finance with the required fees that the dealer has collected from the buyer. Upon receipt of the fee and the completed license application form, the director of finance shall mail a license plate and tag or emblem for mopeds, or tag or decal for bicycles, and certificate of registration to the registered owner. Until the license plate and tag or emblem for mopeds, or tag or decal for bicycles, is received, the bicycle or moped owner shall keep a copy of the completed application form upon the owner's person when riding the bicycle or moped on a public street.
Sections this one refers to
§249-14 Bicycle registration fee
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