HRS §286-30
Penalties for fake or misused inspection certificates
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it illegal to make, use, or show a fake or copied vehicle inspection certificate. It also bans using a certificate for the wrong vehicle or one issued without a real inspection. Violators face a fine, jail time, or both.
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The statute, as written — False certificates
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 makes, issues, or knowingly uses any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection, or any person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed upon any vehicle any certificate of inspection knowing the same to be issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made or issued without authority as provided herein shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
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