HRS §286-29
Fines for pretending to be an official inspection station
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it illegal to claim your business is an official inspection station without a permit, or to issue inspection certificates without a permit. Violators can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.
businesses
The statute, as written — Improper representation as official inspection station
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Any person who shall in any manner represent that the business operated at any location is an official inspection station without a permit issued by the department under section 286-27, or any person other than a person operating an inspection station under a permit granted by the department who issues a certificate of inspection shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Sections this one refers to
§286-27 Rules for getting and running an official inspection station
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