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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 708-838

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

A person commits the offense of removal of identification marks if

(1) The person defaces, erases, or otherwise alters any serial number or identification mark placed or inscribed by the manufacturer, or

(2) The person knowingly, to conceal the true ownership of the property of another, defaces, erases, or otherwise alters any serial number or identification mark placed or inscribed

on any bicycle, movable or immovable construction tool or equipment, appliance, merchandise, or other article for the purpose of identifying the bicycle, movable or immovable tool or equipment, appliance, merchandise or other article or its component parts, with a value of more than $50. A person removes identification marks if the person attempts to or succeeds in erasing, defacing, altering, or removing a serial number or identification mark or part thereof, on the property of another.

Removal of identification marks is a misdemeanor.

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