§478-6 Usury; penalty. Any person who directly or indirectly receives any interest or finance charge at a rate greater than that permitted by law or who, by any method or device whatsoever, receives or arranges for the receipt of interest or finance charge at a greater rate than that permitted by law on any credit transaction shall be guilty of usury and shall be fined not more than $250, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1905, c 38, §1; RL 1925, §3589; am L 1933, c 72, §1; RL 1935, §7055; am L 1937, c 222, §1; RL 1945, §8736; RL 1955, §191-6; HRS §478-6; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 137, pt of §1]