Hawaii § 421-19 - Misdemeanor to induce breach of marketing contract to cooperative association; spreading false reports about the management or finances thereof.
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§ 421-19. Misdemeanor to induce breach of marketing contract to cooperative association; spreading false reports about the management or finances thereof.
Any person or any corporation whose officers or employees knowingly induce or attempt to induce any member or stockholder of an association to violate the member's or stockholder's marketing contract with the association, or who maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports about the finances or management thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense; and shall be liable to the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of $500 for each offense. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-20; HRS §421-19; gen ch 1985] Previous Vol08_Ch0401-0429 Next
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Section 421-19 ("Misdemeanor to induce breach of marketing contract to cooperative association; spreading false reports about the management or finances thereof.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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