Bill Text: HI HB598 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Offenses Against Public Administration.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-22 - Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 [HB598 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB598-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
598 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 710-1063, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§710-1063 Unsworn
falsification to authorities. (1) A
person commits the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities if, with an
intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of the public servant's
duty, the person:
(a) Makes
any statement, in written, printed, or electronic form, which the person does
not believe to be true, in an application for any pecuniary or other benefit or
in a record or report required by law to be submitted to any governmental
agency;
(b) Knowingly
makes a false statement, in oral, written, printed, or electronic
form, to a county inspector in the course of the inspector's investigation to
ascertain compliance with any
ordinance, rule, or regulation;
[(b)] (c) Submits or invites reliance on any statement,
document, or record, in written, printed, or electronic form, which the person
knows to be falsely made, completed, or altered; or
[(c)] (d) Submits or invites reliance on any sample,
specimen, map, boundary-mark, or other object the person knows to be false.
(2) As used in this section, "county inspector" means a person employed, contracted, or appointed by a county or a department or agency within a county to evaluate or investigate compliance with county ordinances, rules, or regulations.
[(2)] (3) Unsworn falsification to authorities is a
misdemeanor."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Penal Code; False Statements; County Inspector
Description:
Adds knowingly making a false statement to a county inspector a crime within the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities.
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