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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-826 (2026)

  Criminal tampering in the first degree

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     §708-826  Criminal tampering in the first degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of criminal tampering in the first degree if, and with intent to cause a substantial interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing health or safety protection, the person damages or tampers with, without the consent of the utility or institution, its property or facilities and thereby causes substantial interruption or impairment of service.

     (2)  Criminal tampering in the first degree is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]

 

 

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Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Grindling v. Attorney Gen., State of Hawaii (Haw. 2012).
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Grindling v. Attorney Gen., State of Hawaii (Haw. 2012). · cites it 2× “2 and HRS § 706-626, which are not crimes; (2) HRS § 291C-85 and HRS § 291C-166, which are violations for which petitioner was found guilty; and (3) HRS § 708-826 for which "no disposition could be found.”
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