§290-22 - When vehicle deemed abandoned. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§290-22]  When vehicle deemed abandoned.  A motor vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

     (1)  The service requested or required by a person whose vehicle is towed or brought to a motor vehicle repair business, such as towing and rendering estimates of the cost of repairs has been performed; and

     (2)  No authorization is given to perform any further service respecting the vehicle but the vehicle is left on the repair business premises; and

     (3)  The owner of the repair business or the owner's authorized representative has given notice by registered or certified mail to the legal and registered owner of the motor vehicle at the addresses on record in the vehicle licensing division stating that, if the vehicle is not repossessed within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, it will be sold or disposed of as junk.  The notice also shall contain a description of the vehicle and its location.  The notice need not be sent to a legal or registered owner or any person with an unrecorded interest in the vehicle whose name or address cannot be determined; and

     (4)  The vehicle is not repossessed within the above mentioned thirty-day period. [L 1969, c 178, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]