Any person, being a manufacturer or dealer of gold or silver articles of merchandise, who sells or possesses articles which are not stamped with a trademark as required by section 482D-6 shall:

(1) Be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense; and

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
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660 and Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-8

  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of business enterprise, capable of being in violation of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
  • Stamped: means branded, engraved, or printed on the article or upon any sign, tag, card, label, box, package, cover, or wrapper used to encase, enclose, display or promote the article. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
  • Trademark: shall include any trademark or trade name duly registered under the laws of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
(2) Be guilty of a class C felony for any subsequent offense.

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