§231-34 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax.

PENALTIES
AND INTEREST

Note

  Part heading amended by L 1995, c 92, §3.

§231-34  Attempt to evade or defeat tax. 
Any person who wilfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax
imposed under title 14, or its payment, in addition to other penalties provided
by law, shall be guilty of a class C felony and, upon conviction, shall be
subject to one or any combination of the following:

(1)  A fine of not more than $100,000;

(2)  Imprisonment of not more than five years; or

(3)  Probation;

provided that a corporation shall be fined not more
than $500,000. [L 1943, c 4, §4; RL 1945, §5134; RL 1955, §115-38; am L Sp 1959
2d, c 1, §16; HRS §231-34; am L 1995, c 92, §4; am L 1999, c 303, §1]