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§710-1062
False swearing
Public corruption · Chapter 710 — Offenses Against Public Administration · Part V. Perjury and Related Offenses
(1) A person commits the offense of false swearing if the person makes, under oath required or authorized by law, a false statement which the person does not believe to be true.
(2) False swearing is a petty 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.