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Hawaii Revised Statutes
Division 5 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGSTitle 37 - HAWAII PENAL CODEChapter 710 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Part V - PERJURY AND RELATED OFFENSES
Section 710-1069.5 - Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 710-1069.5

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Current through Chapter 253 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 710-1069.5 - Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree
(1) A person commits the offense of misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree if, with intent to mislead another, the person submits or invites reliance on a document that the person knows has been altered after the document had been notarized by a notary public in this or any other jurisdiction.
(2) Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree is a misdemeanor.

HRS § 710-1069.5

L 2008, c 175, pt of §3 .

COMMENTARY ON §§ 710-1069 AND 1069.5

Act 175, Session Laws 2008, added these sections, establishing criminal offenses for misrepresenting a notarized document. Act 175 deterred fraud by strengthening the laws relating to notaries and notarized documents. Conference Committee Report No. 77-08.