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HRS §482-51

Penalties for signing false documents

This section makes it a crime to sign a document you know is false and intend to file with the director. If you do it knowingly, it is a serious felony with a possible fine. If you do it carelessly without intent to cheat, it is a lesser crime with a smaller fine.

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

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