ROH §31-1.5

Penalties for fraud or false claims against the city

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If you file a fake claim or lie to the city on purpose to cheat it or avoid paying taxes, you can be fined up to $2,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Penalties

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any person who files a fraudulent claim or attests to any false statement with intent to defraud the city or to evade the payment of taxes or any part thereof, or who in any manner intentionally deceives or attempts to deceive the city, shall be fined not more than $2,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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