§383-142  Employing units.  Anyemploying unit or any officer or agent of an employing unit or any other personwho makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or whoknowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to prevent or reduce the paymentof benefits to any individual entitled thereto, or to avoid becoming orremaining a subject employer or to avoid or reduce any contribution or otherpayment required from an employing unit under this chapter or under theunemployment compensation law of any state or of the federal government, or whowilfully fails or refuses to make any such contributions or other payment or tofurnish any reports required hereunder or to produce or permit the inspectionor copying of records as required hereunder, or who wilfully fails toestablish, maintain, or preserve records of all individuals in the employer'semploy that show the total amount of wages paid for each pay-period to eachindividual while in the employer's employ, or who wilfully fails to establish,maintain, or preserve any other record, as required by this chapter or any ruleor regulation adopted hereunder, shall be charged with a misdemeanor, andsubject to a fine of not more than $10,000; and each false statement orrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact, or failure to establish,maintain, or preserve records, and each day of such a failure or refusal shallconstitute a separate offense. [L 1939, c 219, §14(b)(3), (4); am L 1941, c304, §1, pt of subs 36; RL 1945, §4289; RL 1955, §93-141; HRS §383-142; am L2005, c 114, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Perjury and related offenses, see §§710-1060 to 710-1068.

  Tampering with government records, see §710-1017.