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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106.6 (2026)

] Harassment by impersonation

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     [§711-1106.6]  Harassment by impersonation.  (1)  A person commits the offense of harassment by impersonation if that person poses as another person, without the express authorization of that person, and makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of the person to another by any oral statement, any written statement, or any statement conveyed by any electronic means, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any person.

     (2)  Harassment by impersonation is a misdemeanor.

     (3)  For the purposes of this section:

     "Personal information" means information associated with an actual person that is a name, an address, a telephone number, or an electronic mail address.

     "Pose" means to falsely represent oneself, directly or indirectly, as another person or persons. [L 2008, c 133, §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Impersonating a public servant or law enforcement officer, see §§710-1016, 710-1016.6, and 710-1016.7.

 

COMMENTARY ON §711-1106.6

 

  Act 133, Session Laws 2008, added this section, creating the misdemeanor offense of harassment by impersonation.  Conference Committee Report No. 27-08.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: State v. Abigail Marie Stubbs, 502 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2016).
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State v. Abigail Marie Stubbs, 502 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. App. 2016). “with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, uses an electronic device to impersonate another and such act results in personal injury or financial loss to another or the initiation of judicial proceedings against another”); Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1106.6 ("person commits the…”
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