All new bicycles and mopeds, otherwise requiring the payment of fees under § 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;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-14.5

  • Bicycle: means :

    (1) A device propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels sixteen inches in diameter or greater, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels; or
    (2) A low-speed electric bicycle, as defined under title 15 United States Code § 2085. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
  • Director of finance: means the director of finance of each county or of the county concerned, and includes the director's duly authorized deputies and subordinates. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
  • Moped: means a device upon which a person may ride that has :

    (1) Two or three wheels in contact with the ground;
    (2) A motor having a maximum power output capability measured at the motor output shaft, in accordance with SAE International standards, of two horsepower (one thousand four hundred ninety-two watts) or less and, if it is a combustion engine, a maximum piston or rotor displacement of 3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 249-1
(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.