(a) Any general partner who neglects or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter shall severally forfeit to the State $25 for each month the neglect or failure continues, to be recovered by action brought in the name of the State by the director; provided that as to the forfeiture penalty, the director, for good cause shown, may reduce or waive the penalty.

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 425E-1206

  • Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • General partner: means :

    (1) With respect to a limited partnership, a person that:

    (A) Becomes a general partner under § 425E-401; or

    (B) Was a general partner in a limited partnership when the limited partnership became subject to this chapter under section 425E-1204(a) or (b); and

    (2) With respect to a foreign limited partnership, a person that has rights, powers, and obligations similar to those of a general partner in a limited partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102

  • month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
  • Person: includes any individual or entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
(b) Any person who signs or certifies as correct any statement or certificate filed pursuant to this chapter, knowing the same to be false in any material particular, shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(c) Any person who negligently, but without intent to defraud, signs or certifies as correct any statement or certificate, filed pursuant to this chapter, that is false in any material particular, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.