(a) Each professional corporation that fails or refuses to answer truthfully within the time prescribed by this chapter interrogatories directed to the professional corporation in accordance with this chapter by the director shall be guilty of a class C felony.

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

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 415A-25

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 415A-2
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Professional corporation: means a domestic professional corporation for profit subject to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 415A-2
(b) Each officer or director of a professional corporation who fails or refuses within the time prescribed by this chapter to answer truthfully and fully interrogatories directed to that officer or director in accordance with this chapter by the director, or who signs any articles, statement, report, application, or other document filed with the director which is known to that officer or director to be false in any material respect, shall be deemed to be guilty of a class C felony.

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