HB 1155 Summary

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 710-1063 to expand the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities.

• Adds a new provision making it unlawful to knowingly make a false statement in oral, written, printed, or electronic form to a public servant engaged in criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement activity.

• The false statement must be made to a public servant acting pursuant to their investigative or inspection authority.

• Retains existing provisions prohibiting false statements in applications for benefits, false documents, and false samples or specimens submitted to government agencies.

• Takes effect upon approval and does not affect rights, duties, or proceedings that began before the effective date.