(1) A person commits the offense of making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim against the State or a county if the person makes or presents to any agent of the State, counties, or any department or agency thereof any claim upon or against the State, county, department, or agency that the person knows to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent.

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 710-1079

(2) Making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim against the State or a county shall be a class C felony.