HRS §414-20

Penalty for signing a false document

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This section makes it a crime to sign a document you know is false in an important way, if you intend to give it to the department director for filing. The crime is a class C felony, which is a serious offense.

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The statute, as written — Penalty for signing false document

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.

(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 department director for filing. (b) An offense under this section is a class C felony.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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