2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 37. HAWAII PENAL CODE
710. Offenses Against Public Administration
710-1069.5 Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree.


HI Rev Stat § 710-1069.5 (2013) What's This?

§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. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §3]

COMMENTARY ON §§710-1069 AND 710-1069.5

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.

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