Hawaii Notary Exam – Study Guide & Practice Questions PDF (2025), and explanations covering key topics such as notary laws in Hawaii

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1. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. The fee for a notary public commission is $60
B. The Secretary of State commissions notaries public
C. The term of a notary public commission is 2 years
D. Notary public examinations are scheduled throughout NYS -
ANSWER The term of a notary public commission is 2 years


2. Notaries public are commissioned in -
A. Their city of residence
B. The city where they are employed
C. Their county of residence
D. Their town or village of residence - ANSWER Their county of
residence


3. Which of the following statements is not correct? No person shall be
appointed as a notary public who has been convicted of
______________. - ANSWER Any misdemeanor


4. The county clerk and register of any county with whom a certificate of
official character has been filed shall collect for the filing-
A. $2

,B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER $10


5. A notary public who is removed from office and then executes any
instrument as a notary public is guilty of a -
A. Violation
B. Petty offense
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony - ANSWER Misdemeanor


6. Which of the following is not eligible for the office of notary public?
A. Commissioner of elections
B. Sheriff
C. Member of the legislature
D. Inspector of elections - ANSWER Sheriff


7. Fee for an oath or affirmation-
A. $2
B. $4
C. $5
D. $10 - ANSWER $2

,8. The signature and seal of a county clerk upon a certificate of official
character of a notary public may be:
1. Facsimile 2. Printed 3. Stamped 4. Photographed or engraved thereon
A. 1,2,3 are correct
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. 1,2,3 and 4 are correct
D. Only 3 is correct - ANSWER 1,2,3 and 4 are correct


9. Which of the following statements is not correct? A NYS notary
public is:
A. Authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
B. Not authorized to administer an oath to himself
C. Not authorized to administer oaths and affirmations
D. Authorized to receive and certify acknowledgments - ANSWER Not
authorized to administer oaths and affirmations


10. A notary public who is an attorney at law admitted to practice in
NYS may:
1. Administer an oath or affirmation to his client 2. take the affidavit or
acknowledgment to his client
A. 1 and 2 are not correct
B. Only 1 is correct
C. Only 2 is correct
D. 1 and 2 are correct - ANSWER 1 and 2 are correct

, 11. A person who holds himself out to be a notary public but is not, or a
notary public who commits fraud or deceit in the performance of his
duties, is guilty of-
A. A petty offense
B. A misdemeanor
C. A felony
D. None of the above - ANSWER A misdemeanor


12. The term "conveyance" includes written instruments by which any
estate or interest in - property is created, transferred, mortgaged or
assigned.
1.personal 2. real
A. 1 is correct
B. 2 is correct
C. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
D. Both 1 and 2 are correct - ANSWER 2 is correct


13. An office authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of a
conveyance who is guilty of fraudulent practice or malfeasance in the
execution of any duty prescribed by law in relation to it is-
A. Guilty of a petty offense
B. Liable for a statutory fine of $150.00
C. Liable in damages to the person injured
D. None of the above - ANSWER Liable in damages to the person
injured