§846E-9 Failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. (a) A person commits the offense of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements if the person is required to register under this chapter and the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:

(1) Fails to register with the attorney general by providing to the attorney general or the Hawaii criminal justice data center the person's registration information;

(2) Fails to report in person to the county chief of police of the county where the sex offender's residence is located, for purposes of having a new photograph taken within five years after the previous photograph was taken;

(3) Fails to register in person with the county chief of police having jurisdiction of the area where the sex offender resides or is present within three working days whenever the provisions of section 846E-2(d) require the person to do so;

(4) Fails to notify the attorney general or the Hawaii criminal justice data center of a change of any of the sex offender's registration information in writing within three working days of the change;

(5) Provides false registration information to the attorney general, the Hawaii criminal justice data center, or a chief of police;

(6) Signs a statement verifying that all of the registration information is accurate and current when any of the registration information is not accurate and current; or

(7) Fails to comply with any other requirement of this chapter.

(b) Any person required to register under this chapter who intentionally or knowingly violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a class C felony.

(c) Any person required to register under this chapter who recklessly violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d) For any second or subsequent offense, any person required to register under this chapter who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L 1997, c 316, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 59, §5]

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