Hawaii Notary Exam Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions

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Hawaii Notary Exam Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be: ✔✔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; and 3. At least 18 years old Notary Public is a public officer whose functions 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. Alter ✔✔means to change by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new content, or transposition on content "Personally knowing" ✔✔having a acquaintance, derived from association with the individual which establishes the individual's identity with at least a reasonable certainty "Proof of the signer's signature and identity ✔✔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 Appointment ✔✔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. Term ✔✔The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary's commission, unless sooner Renewal ✔✔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. Powers and duties of the attorney general ✔✔(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 chapter or for any violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Seal ✔✔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". Record; copies as evidence ✔✔- Section 456-15 - 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 Record ✔✔All copies & certificates granted by the notary shall be under the notary's hand and seal Notaries Public Revolving Fund will receive ✔✔- Sec 456-9.5 1) All fees, admin charges/fines, or other payments received 2) penalties and fines for violations of section 456-3,7,16 3) Appropriations made for deposits 4) interest earned on money in NP Revolving fund Fee: Application for Notary Pubic Commission ✔✔10.00 Fee: Application for Renewal Commission ✔✔10.00 Fee: Application to RESTORE forfeit commission ✔✔10 Fee: Reinstatement of SUSPENDED comission ✔✔10 Fee: Issuance of NP commission ✔✔40 Fee: Renewal of NP Commission ✔✔40 Fee: Each examination ✔✔10 Fee: Commission Name Change ✔✔10 Fee: Restoration of forfieted commission ✔✔60 Fee: Change in Judicial Circut ✔✔10 Fee: Notary Public Manuel ✔✔3.00 Fee: Notary Public Mailed ✔✔3.83 Fee: Certified copy of record of each notarial transaction ✔✔5 Fee; Copying printed page ✔✔5 Checks should be made out to ✔✔"State Director of Finance" Example of: Affidavit ✔✔..."Being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: 1. That he is affiant herein 2. That he is a resident of CIty and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii Jurat ✔✔"Subscribed and sworn before me this _____ day of ______, 20____." Acknowledgement ✔✔FORMAL declaration in front of an authorized official who has a FORMAL/LEGAL written document that says the person's free act and deed. Example: Body of Acknowledgement ✔✔"....Personally appeared before me, (person's name).." Testimonium Clause ✔✔"In witness where of, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal." - part of acknowledgement Steps to Notarizing Minors ✔✔1) Guardians/legally appointed guardians may sign 2) Include age in parentheses EX: John Doe (12) 3) Willing/Competent 4) See ID Signers with Physical/Legal disabilities ✔✔1. Notary may sign by proxy - must personally appear in front of notary and orally direct notary to sign 2. Mark "x" - required "Signature affixed by notary pursuant of section 456-19" - INCLUDED with document a " Certificate of disability" signed by doctor - witnessed by at least 2 impartial witness plus notary - witness doesnt need to be personally known 3. Sign's awareness - talk to disabled signer to see if they are competent Apostille ✔✔- "notation" - for authentication when notatized docs exchange between nations - needed in ensure the acceptance of notary seal & signature - ONLY issued by the Lieut. Gov's office for $1 Criminal Liability ✔✔1) Perjury 2) Extortion 3) Forgery 4) Subornation Subornation ✔✔willing/peruading someone else to commit perjury Perjury ✔✔act of lying under oath in a official proceeding First Judicial Circut ✔✔Honolulu County INCLUDES: 1) Island of OAHU 2) all the other islands not mentioned Second Judicial Circut ✔✔Maui County INCLUDES: (KLM) - Kahoolawe - LanI - Mau I - Mokoka I - Molokin I Third Judicial Circut ✔✔Hawaii County INCLUDES: - all of Big Island/HAWAII fifth Judical Circut ✔✔KaUi Country INCLUDES: - KaUi - NiihaU Why no 4th judicial? ✔✔3rd & 4th judicial had a portion of Island of Hawaii. IN 1943, merged all of Hawaii into 3rd Notarial Certificate ✔✔1) Document Date - Shown on Doc 2) # of pages - (Printed pages) 3) Notary Name 4) Judicial Circut 5) Doc Description 6) Notary Signature 7) Date 8) Seal Acknowledgement ✔✔ Notarial Certificate ✔✔1) Document Date - Shown on Doc 2) # of pages - (Printed pages) 3) Notary Name 4) Judicial Circut 5) Doc Description 6) Notary Signature 7) Date 8) Seal Acknowledgement ✔✔ Notarial Certificate ✔✔1) Document Date - Shown on Doc 2) # of pages - (Printed pages) 3) Notary Name 4) Judicial Circut 5) Doc Description 6) Notary Signature 7) Date 8) Seal Notaries Public Revolving Fund will receive ✔✔ Notaries Public Revolving Fund ✔✔ [Show More]

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