HRS §502-54

Penalty for false acknowledgment certificates

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This section punishes officers who knowingly put false or misleading statements in an acknowledgment certificate. They can be fined or jailed. It also says they can still be sued for damages.

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The statute, as written — Penalty for false certificate

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.

Any officer authorized to take acknowledgments to instruments who knowingly incorporates in the certificate of acknowledgment any false or misleading statement as to the facts therein contained, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Nothing in this section shall be construed to do away with the liability for civil damages for such act.

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

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