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§710-1061
False swearing in official matters
Public corruption · Chapter 710 — Offenses Against Public Administration · Part V. Perjury and Related Offenses
(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing in official matters if the person makes, under an oath required or authorized by law, a false statement which the person does not believe to be true, and:
(a) The statement is made in an official proceeding; or
(b) The statement is intended to mislead a public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duty.
(2) False swearing in official matters is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]
No Hawaiʻi pattern jury instruction (HAWJIC) has been published for this offense — prove each statutory element above on its own terms.