{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1069.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 710-1069.5","heading":"Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree.","body":"(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.\n\n(2) Misrepresenting a notarized document in the second degree is a misdemeanor. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §3]\n\nCOMMENTARY ON §§710-1069 AND 710-1069.5\n\nAct 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.","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 710"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0710/HRS_0710-1069_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"a551fe3de56ac3ce8a7ea25940364b57d6ffa3c6ef34011ddf6830c17013cc9a","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1069","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-710-1071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}