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Hawaii Notary Public Exam| 77 QUESTIONS
(ANSWERED)
Question 1: 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;
- A Hawaii resident; and 3. At least 18 years old
Question 2: 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; and (5) taking acknowledgments of documents.
Question 3: What does "Alter" mean?
CORRECT ANSWER : means to change by means of erasure,
obliteration, deletion, insertion of new content, or transposition on content
Question 4: What does "Personally knowing" mean?
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CORRECT ANSWER : having an acquaintance, derived from
association with the individual which establishes the individual's identity with at least a reasonable certainty
Question 5: What is "Proof of the signer's signature and
identity"?
CORRECT ANSWER : means proof evidenced by production of
a current identification card or document issued by the United States, this State, any other state or a national government that contains the bearer's photograph and signature
Question 6: What is the process for appointment of a notary
public?
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.
Question 7: What is the term of office for a notary public?
CORRECT ANSWER : The term of office of a notary public
shall be four years from the date of the notary's commission, unless sooner
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Question 8: What are the renewal requirements for a notary
public commission?
CORRECT ANSWER : Each notary public shall be responsible
for renewing the notary public's commission on a timely basis and satisfying the renewal requirements provided by law. If NOT, commission may be forfeited, if the attorney general finds that the failure was done knowingly; provided that a forfeited commission may be restored by the attorney general within one year after the date of forfeiture upon compliance with the commission renewal requirements provided by law and upon written application and payment of all applicable fees.
Question 9: What are the powers and duties of the attorney
general regarding notaries public?
CORRECT ANSWER : (1) Issue notary public commissions to
applicants pursuant to this chapter; (2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 91; (3) Suspend or revoke any commission for any cause prescribed by this chapter or for any violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, and refuse to issue any commission for any cause that would be grounds for suspension or revocation of a commission; and (4) Impose administrative fines for any cause prescribed by this
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chapter or for any violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Question 10: What are the requirements for a notary public's
seal?
CORRECT ANSWER : Every notary public shall constantly
keep an a rubber stamp facsimile seal which shall clearly show, when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon a document, only the notary's name, the notary's commission number, and the words, "notary public" and "State of Hawaii".
Question 11: What must a notary public record under Section
456-15?
CORRECT ANSWER : Every notary shall record in record book
all, acts., protest, deposition and the other things done in notary's capacity. 1) Notarial Act's: - Type - Date - Time 2) Doc's: - title
- type - Date 3) Signers & witnesses: - signature - printed name -
address 4) other parties to the instrument 5) Type of ID shown
Question 12: How should copies and certificates granted by the
notary be issued?
