2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 37. HAWAII PENAL CODE
710. Offenses Against Public Administration
710-1016.4 Obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree.

§710-1016.4 Obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree. (1) A person commits the offense of obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree if that person, with intent to mislead a public servant, obtains an identification document issued by the State or any political subdivision thereof by:

(a) Making any statement, oral or written, that the person does not believe to be true, in an application for any identification document issued by the State or any political subdivision thereof; or

(b) Submitting or inviting reliance on any writing that the person knows to be falsely made, completed, or altered.

(2) Obtaining a government-issued identification document under false pretenses in the second degree is a misdemeanor. [L 2002, c 224, pt of §2]

Revision Note

Sections 710-1016.3 and 710-1016.4 were enacted as additions to part V but were codified to this part pursuant to §23G-15.

COMMENTARY ON §§710-1016.3 AND 710-1016.4

Act 224, Session Laws 2002, added these sections to provide criminal penalties for persons who obtain identity documents under false pretenses. The legislature found that misappropriation of personal identification information was on the rise. Act 224 addresses the criminal conduct associated with intentional identity theft. Conference Committee Report No. 25-02.