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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 708-8300

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person commits the offense of unlicensed contracting activity if the person:

(a) Engages in any activity that requires a contractor's license under chapter 444 and is not a licensed contractor engaging in the activity, other than a contractor who inadvertently fails to maintain licensing requirements under chapter 444 and who subsequently corrects the failure so that there was a lapse of no more than sixty days in licensure; or

(b) Uses any word, title, or representation to induce the false belief that the person is licensed under chapter 444 to engage in contracting activity.

(2) Unlicensed contracting activity is a misdemeanor.

(3) Each day the violation of this section continues after written notice of the violation to the unlicensed contractor shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.

(4) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant was a licensed contractor performing activity outside the scope of the defendant's contractor's license. This defense shall not preclude any administrative or civil enforcement action for the unlicensed activity.

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