Hawaii § 286-131 - Unlawful use of license.
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§ 286-131. Unlawful use of license.
No person shall: (1) Display or permit to be displayed or have in the person's possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver's license; (2) Lend the person's driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; (3) Display or represent as one's own any driver's license not issued to the person; (4) Fail or refuse to surrender to the examiner of drivers, upon the examiner's lawful demand, any driver's license that has been suspended, revoked, or canceled; (5) Use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; or (6) Use or have in the person's possession any reproduction, imitation, or facsimile of any driver's license or any identification with the appearance of a driver's license. [L 1937, c 234, §28; RL 1945, §7329; RL 1955, §160-61; HRS §286-131; am L 1970, c 164, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1994, c 46, §1; am L 1996, c 169, §1; am L 2001, c 230, §2; am L 2002, c 224, §3; am L 2004, c 2, §1] Previous Vol05_Ch0261-0319 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 286-131 cover?
Section 286-131 ("Unlawful use of license.") 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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