803-43 Devices to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications and advertising of same prohibited; penalty; forfeiture.

HI Rev Stat § 803-43 (2019) (N/A)

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§803-43 Devices to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications and advertising of same prohibited; penalty; forfeiture. Any person, other than a provider of wire or electronic communication service and its duly authorized officers, employees, and agents, or any person acting under color of law, who, in this State, intentionally manufactures, assembles, possesses, or distributes, or who attempts to distribute, any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the device or the design of the device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, or who intentionally places an advertisement of any such device or promotes the use of any such device in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication, shall be guilty of a class C felony. Any such electronic, mechanical, or other device in violation of this section shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under chapter 712A. [L 1978, c 218, pt of §2; am L 1986, c 303, §3; am L 1989, c 164, §5; am L 2006, c 200, pt of §4]

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