Haw. Rev. Stat. § 708-8200

Cable television service fraud in the first degree

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 771 F. Supp. 1019 - Oceanic Cablevision, Inc. v. M.D. Electronics (1991)

Most recently applied in United States v. Mitchell (January 1993)

L 1987, c 268, pt of §2; am L 1988, c 300, §1; am L 1989, c 261, §19

(1) A person commits cable television service fraud in the first degree if the person knowingly:

(a) Distributes written instructions or plans to make or assemble a cable television service device and knows that the written plans or instructions are intended to be used to make or assemble a device to obtain cable television service without payment of applicable charges; or

(b) Distributes a cable television service device and knows that the device is intended to be used to obtain cable television service without payment of applicable charges.

(2) Cable television service fraud in the first degree is a class C felony.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.