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HRS §482D-8

Penalties for selling unstamped gold or silver items

If you are a manufacturer or dealer of gold or silver items and you sell or keep items that are not stamped with a trademark as required by law, you can be charged with a crime. The first time is a misdemeanor, and any later time is a more serious felony.

The statute, as written — Violation of trademarking requirement

Any person, being a manufacturer or dealer of gold or silver articles of merchandise, who sells or possesses articles which are not stamped with a trademark as required by section 482D-6 shall: (1) Be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense; and (2) Be guilty of a class C felony for any subsequent offense.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§482D-6 Gold and silver items must show a registered trademark

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