Commercial bribery

HRS §708-880 — under Chapter 708.

HRS §708-880

PART VIII. OFFENSES AFFECTING OCCUPATIONS

§708-880 Commercial bribery. (1) A person commits the offense of commercial bribery if:

(2) In this section:

"Agent" means:

"Agent in charge of employment" does not include any person conducting a private employment agency licensed and operating in accordance with law.

"Appraiser" means a person who holds oneself out to the public as being engaged in the business of making disinterested selection, appraisal, or criticism of commodities or services.

(3) Commercial bribery is a misdemeanor, except in the event that the value of the benefit referred to in subsection (1) exceeds $1,000, in which case commercial bribery shall be a class C felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 173, §1; am L 2015, c 35, §26]