(U.S. State of Hawaii – Exam with complete solution.
Notary Public is a public officer whose functions include: ~CORRECT
ANSWER~
1) administering oaths
2) witnessing the signing of documents
3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document
4) noting protests
5) taking acknowledgments of documents
,Government Notary ~CORRECT ANSWER~performs notarial services
pertaining to the business of the government
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must
be: ~CORRECT ANSWER~
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 ~CORRECT ANSWER~1)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.
2)The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the date of
the notary's
commission
Renewal ~CORRECT ANSWER~Each notary public shall be responsible
for _______ the notary public's commission on a timely
basis and satisfying the _______ requirements provided by law
, Notarial Seal ~CORRECT ANSWER~engraved seal of office or a rubber
stamp facsimile seal which shall be circular,
not over two inches in diameter, with a serrated or milled edge border and
clearly show, when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon a document,
the notary's name and commission number, and the words
"notary public" and "State of Hawaii"
Official Signature ~CORRECT ANSWER~
1) A notary must sign in the same manner as it appears on the notary's
seal
2) the date of
expiration of the notary's commission
3) typed or legibly printed name of the notary
below the notary's signature
Filing Copy of Commission ~CORRECT ANSWER~after being
commissioned, must forthwith file a photocopy of the notary's
commission, an impression of the notary's seal, and a specimen of the
notary's official signature with the
clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides