HRS §482D-7
Crimes for selling or possessing bad gold or silver items
This section makes it a crime for manufacturers or dealers to sell or possess gold or silver items that do not meet the fineness or stamping rules in sections 482D-3, 482D-4, or 482D-5. The crime is more serious if the items are worth more than $300. It also makes knowingly breaking those rules a felony for manufacturers and wholesale or retail dealers.
The statute, as written — Violation of fineness standards and stamping requirements
(a) A person commits a criminal offense if the person is a manufacturer or dealer of gold or silver articles of merchandise and the person sells or possesses articles of merchandise which violates section 482D-3, 482D-4, or 482D-5. If the aggregate value of the articles which violate section 482D-3, 482D-4, or 482D-5 is $300 or less, the offense shall be a misdemeanor. If the aggregate value of the articles which violate section 482D-3, 482D-4, or 482D-5 exceeds $300, the offense shall be a class C felony. (b) Each and every person, being a manufacturer of or a wholesale or retail dealer in gold or silver jewelry or articles, who shall knowingly violate section 482D-3, 482D-4, or 482D-5, shall be deemed guilty of a class C felony.
Sections this one refers to
§482D-3 Gold fineness standard and allowed deviation
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