§183-18 Criminal penalties. (a) Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates a provision of this part or a rule adopted pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Authorized employees of the department acting within the scope of employment shall not be subject to the penalty provided for in this section. A person convicted of violating a provision of this part or a rule adopted pursuant to this part shall be sentenced, without the possibility of suspension of sentence, as follows:
For purposes of this subsection, "offense" means a violation of any provision of this part or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) A person who is convicted of violating section 183-17 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no more than $2,000, or imprisoned no more than one year, or both. [L 1919, c 83, §2; RL 1925, §596; RL 1935, §185; RL 1945, §1020; RL 1955, §19-9; HRS §183-18; am L 1981, c 85, §6; am L 2006, c 174, §2; am L 2021, c 193, §2]