§103-9 - False certificates or approval; penalty. - Hawaii Statutes

     §103-9  False certificates or approval; penalty.  Any public officer or employee who falsely certifies or approves for payment any bill or voucher, or any claim against the State or any county; or who causes or authorizes the purchase of any materials or supplies or the performance of any service or labor on behalf or for the benefit of the State or any county, in the absence of any appropriations, or in excess of any appropriations made for such purposes, with the intent that the materials or supplies so purchased or the service or labor so performed shall be paid for by the State or county shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1909, c 62, §7; am L 1915, c 86, §1; RL 1925, §1484; am L 1933, c 6, §1; RL 1935, §114; RL 1945, §371; RL 1955, §9-6; HRS §103-9; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §4]

 

Cross References

 

  Use of appropriation for preservation of historical sites, see §6E-9.

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  30 H. 791.