§476-26 Removal; member of armed forces. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 476-25, a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty who is a buyer of a motor vehicle under a contract, without the consent of the seller, may remove the motor vehicle from the island in which the motor vehicle was first kept for use by the buyer after sale if the buyer was a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty at the time of execution of the contract and if such buyer has been reassigned to a different county, state, or country by competent government orders, unless the seller and buyer execute an agreement, separate and apart from the contract in respect of which it applies, stating that the motor vehicle may not be removed or stating the terms and conditions under which it may be removed. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 286-57, a member of the armed forces of the United States under contract with an out-of-state dealer or financial institution identified as the lien holder of record on a vehicle registration or vehicle title may remove said vehicle from the State without the consent of the seller. [L 1967, c 246, §§1, 2; HRS §476-31; am and ren L 1984, c 86, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 45, §1]