§128-32 - Misdemeanors.

     §128-32  Misdemeanors.  Any person violating any rule or regulation of the governor prescribed and promulgated pursuant to this chapter and having the force and effect of law, shall, if it shall be so stated in the rule or regulation, be guilty of a misdemeanor.  Upon conviction the person shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

     Any person who, wilfully or through gross negligence, destroys, damages, or loses any shelter, protective device, or warning or signal device, shall if the same was installed or constructed by the United States, the State, or a political subdivision, or is the property of the United States, the State, or a political subdivision, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.  The governor, by rule or regulation, may make further provisions for the protection from misuse of shelters, protective devices, and warning and signal devices. [L 1951, c 268, pt of §2; RL 1955, §359-29; HRS §128-32]

 

Cross References

 

  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see §§701-107, 706-640, 663.