§445-96 Penalty. (a) Any person who keeps a lodging or tenement house, group home, group residence, group living arrangement, hotel, or boardinghouse, without a license shall be fined in accordance with section 445-12.

(b) Any person holding a license under this chapter who violates or fails to observe any of the requirements or conditions of this chapter or of the license, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per day of violation for each violation and the court may cancel the license.

(c) Any person who intentionally or knowingly obstructs or interferes with the progress of any authorized inspection pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1896, c 64, §72; RL 1925, §2057; RL 1935, §2479; RL 1945, §7082; RL 1955, §155-63; HRS §445-96; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 149, §6; am L 1987, c 333, §7; am L 1990, c 164, §18]