Hawaii Notary Public Exam
Questions And Answers
A Notary Public is a _______ officer - ANS ✔✔✔Public
Notary Public Functions - ANS ✔✔✔The functions of a Notary
Public include:
(1) administering oaths;
(2) witnessing the signing of documents;
(3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document;
(4) noting protests; and
(5) taking acknowledgments of documents
,Is a Notary Public required to provide services to the general
public? - ANS ✔✔✔Although a notary public may be
commissioned to perform services in connection with work for
their employer, the notary is nonetheless a public officer and as
such is required to provide notarial service to the general public.
Is a Government Notary required to provide services to the
general public? - ANS ✔✔✔A government notary whose fees
and bond are waived is limited by law to performing notarial
services pertaining to the business of government, except where
the occasion is deemed by the head of the department of the
governmental unit to be one of urgent necessity and
convenience.
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the
applicant must be: - ANS ✔✔✔1. A United States citizen, or a
national or permanent resident alien of the U.S. who diligently
seeks citizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S.
citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
,Appointment and Tenure - ANS ✔✔✔The Attorney General
may, in the Attorney General's discretion, appoint and
commission such number of notaries public for the State as the
Attorney General deems necessary for the public good and
convenience.
The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the
date of the notary's commission
Renewal Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔Each notary is responsible
for:
1) renewing their commission on a timely basis; and
2) satisfying the renewal requirements provided by law.
Notarial Seal Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔The notarial seal must
be:
1) An engraved seal of office or a rubber stamp facsimile seal
2) Be circular
3) Not over 2" in diameter
4) Have a serrated or milled edge border
, 5) Clearly show (when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon
a document):
(a) The notary's name
(b) The notary's commission number
(c) The words "notary public" and "State of Hawaii"
Notary's Signature Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔The notary's
signature must:
1) Match the name on the seal
2) Have the date of expiration of the notary's commission as a
notary public added to it
3) Include a typed or legibly printed name of the notary below
the notary's signature
Requirement to File with Commission (after being
commissioned) - ANS ✔✔✔The notary must file with the clerk
of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides:
1) a photocopy of the commission
2) an impression of the notary's seal
3) a specimen of the notary's official signature
Questions And Answers
A Notary Public is a _______ officer - ANS ✔✔✔Public
Notary Public Functions - ANS ✔✔✔The functions of a Notary
Public include:
(1) administering oaths;
(2) witnessing the signing of documents;
(3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document;
(4) noting protests; and
(5) taking acknowledgments of documents
,Is a Notary Public required to provide services to the general
public? - ANS ✔✔✔Although a notary public may be
commissioned to perform services in connection with work for
their employer, the notary is nonetheless a public officer and as
such is required to provide notarial service to the general public.
Is a Government Notary required to provide services to the
general public? - ANS ✔✔✔A government notary whose fees
and bond are waived is limited by law to performing notarial
services pertaining to the business of government, except where
the occasion is deemed by the head of the department of the
governmental unit to be one of urgent necessity and
convenience.
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the
applicant must be: - ANS ✔✔✔1. A United States citizen, or a
national or permanent resident alien of the U.S. who diligently
seeks citizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S.
citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
,Appointment and Tenure - ANS ✔✔✔The Attorney General
may, in the Attorney General's discretion, appoint and
commission such number of notaries public for the State as the
Attorney General deems necessary for the public good and
convenience.
The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the
date of the notary's commission
Renewal Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔Each notary is responsible
for:
1) renewing their commission on a timely basis; and
2) satisfying the renewal requirements provided by law.
Notarial Seal Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔The notarial seal must
be:
1) An engraved seal of office or a rubber stamp facsimile seal
2) Be circular
3) Not over 2" in diameter
4) Have a serrated or milled edge border
, 5) Clearly show (when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon
a document):
(a) The notary's name
(b) The notary's commission number
(c) The words "notary public" and "State of Hawaii"
Notary's Signature Requirements - ANS ✔✔✔The notary's
signature must:
1) Match the name on the seal
2) Have the date of expiration of the notary's commission as a
notary public added to it
3) Include a typed or legibly printed name of the notary below
the notary's signature
Requirement to File with Commission (after being
commissioned) - ANS ✔✔✔The notary must file with the clerk
of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides:
1) a photocopy of the commission
2) an impression of the notary's seal
3) a specimen of the notary's official signature
