{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1061","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 710-1061","heading":"False swearing in official matters.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing in official matters if the person makes, under an oath required or authorized by law, a false statement which the person does not believe to be true, and:\n\n(a) The statement is made in an official proceeding; or\n\n(b) The statement is intended to mislead a public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duty.\n\n(2) False swearing in official matters is a misdemeanor.","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 710"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0710/HRS_0710-1061.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"7466cfe873833d5eb8e2051f2ed9d62b141f5ba1d3826c60c4dd8af81d2d7659","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1031","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}