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HRS §327L-20

Crimes for faking or forcing a prescription request

This section makes it a serious crime to fake, change, or destroy a prescription request form, or to force someone to ask for one. It also says that people who break these rules can still be sued for damages, and that other state laws can also apply.

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The statute, as written — Prohibited acts; penalties

(a) Any person who intentionally makes, completes, alters, or endorses a request for a prescription made pursuant to section 327L-2, for another person, or conceals or destroys any documentation of a rescission of a request for a prescription completed by another person, shall be guilty of a class A felony. (b) Any person who knowingly coerces or induces a patient by force, threat, fraud, or intimidation to request a prescription pursuant to section 327L-2, shall be guilty of a class A felony. (c) Nothing in this section shall limit any liability for civil damages resulting from any intentional or negligent conduct by any person in violation of this chapter. (d) The penalties in this chapter are cumulative and shall not preclude criminal penalties pursuant to other applicable state law.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§327L-2 How to ask for life-ending medication

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