§482-51 - Penalties for signing false documents. - Hawaii Statutes

[PART IV.]  MISCELLANEOUS

 

     [§482-51]  Penalties for signing false documents.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person signs a document the person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the director for filing.  An offense under this subsection shall be a class C felony and may carry a fine not to exceed $10,000.

     (b)  A person commits a misdemeanor if the person negligently and without intent to defraud signs a document that is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the director for filing.  The misdemeanor may carry a fine not to exceed $2,000. [L 2008, c 108, pt of §1]