Hawaii Notary Public Exam/46 Questions and
Answers
What is the term of Commission - -4 years from the date of the commission
unless attorney general removes notary public for cause after the
opportunity for hearing
-What changes are required to report to the attorney general? - -
Commission
Occupation
Residence
Employment
-What does a notary public do? - -CWANTT
1. Certifying or attesting a copy.
2. Witnessing or attesting a signature.
3. Administering an oath or affirmation.
4. Noting a protest.
5. Taking acknowledgment.
6. Taking verification upon oat or affirmation.
-What does "Acknowledgment" mean? - -Declaration by a person before a
notary public for:
- Person signed the document for the purpose stated in the document and
did it on his/her free act and deed
- If representative capacity, person signed the document with proper
authority & signed it as the act of the person/entity in the document
-What does the general form of acknowledgment include? - -1. Venue
2. Date the notary signs
3. Statement of presence of signer (ex. "... personally appeared before me.")
4. Full name of signer - exactly the same as the document
5. Signature of signer - exactly the same as printed name
6. Statement saying person was identified (ex. "... to me known to be the
person described in and who executed the document.)
-What is "proof of the signer's signature and identity" mean? - -Notary
public must have satisfactory evidence of the person appearing and
signing/witnessing:
Must be through the following -
1. Personal knowledge.
2. Valid government issued ID with a picture and signature, or expired no
more than 3 years prior.
, 3. Verification on oath or affirmation of a credit witness personally appearing
- must also be identified by ID or personal knowledge.
-What does "tamper-evident" mean? - -any change to an electronic
document should display evidence of the change.
-What does "verification on oath or affirmation" mean? - -A declaration,
made by a person on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a
statement in a document is true.
-How to qualify as a notary public? - -Must be:
1. US citizen OR permanent resident alien seeking U.S. citizenship
2. Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
-What is the official signature? - -- Must sign name exactly shown as the
notary's seal.
- Must also add date of notary's commission expiration date.
-Print name of the notary below the signature.
-What is required of the notary seal? - -- Rubber stamp
- Must only have: notary public's name, commission number, "notary public"
and "State of Hawaii"
- must be round, not more than 2 inches in diameter, and have uneven
border.
- Next to it, it needs to have: official signature, typed/printed name of notary,
and commission expiration date.
-When and how to dispose notary seal? - -- Delivery to attorney general's
office for defacement or destruction within 90 days of:
o Resignation
o Death
o Expiration of commission without renewal
o Revocation
o Abandonment of commission
- If electronic stamp: must disable the electronic stamping by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use so that it is unusable;
and must submit a declaration to the attorney general that it is disabled and
the date and manner it was disabled.
Must be done within 90 days
-Filing copy of commission - -Notary public must file a literal or photo copy
of
- Commission
- impression of the tangible seal
- specimen of the person's official signature
Answers
What is the term of Commission - -4 years from the date of the commission
unless attorney general removes notary public for cause after the
opportunity for hearing
-What changes are required to report to the attorney general? - -
Commission
Occupation
Residence
Employment
-What does a notary public do? - -CWANTT
1. Certifying or attesting a copy.
2. Witnessing or attesting a signature.
3. Administering an oath or affirmation.
4. Noting a protest.
5. Taking acknowledgment.
6. Taking verification upon oat or affirmation.
-What does "Acknowledgment" mean? - -Declaration by a person before a
notary public for:
- Person signed the document for the purpose stated in the document and
did it on his/her free act and deed
- If representative capacity, person signed the document with proper
authority & signed it as the act of the person/entity in the document
-What does the general form of acknowledgment include? - -1. Venue
2. Date the notary signs
3. Statement of presence of signer (ex. "... personally appeared before me.")
4. Full name of signer - exactly the same as the document
5. Signature of signer - exactly the same as printed name
6. Statement saying person was identified (ex. "... to me known to be the
person described in and who executed the document.)
-What is "proof of the signer's signature and identity" mean? - -Notary
public must have satisfactory evidence of the person appearing and
signing/witnessing:
Must be through the following -
1. Personal knowledge.
2. Valid government issued ID with a picture and signature, or expired no
more than 3 years prior.
, 3. Verification on oath or affirmation of a credit witness personally appearing
- must also be identified by ID or personal knowledge.
-What does "tamper-evident" mean? - -any change to an electronic
document should display evidence of the change.
-What does "verification on oath or affirmation" mean? - -A declaration,
made by a person on oath or affirmation before a notary public, that a
statement in a document is true.
-How to qualify as a notary public? - -Must be:
1. US citizen OR permanent resident alien seeking U.S. citizenship
2. Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
-What is the official signature? - -- Must sign name exactly shown as the
notary's seal.
- Must also add date of notary's commission expiration date.
-Print name of the notary below the signature.
-What is required of the notary seal? - -- Rubber stamp
- Must only have: notary public's name, commission number, "notary public"
and "State of Hawaii"
- must be round, not more than 2 inches in diameter, and have uneven
border.
- Next to it, it needs to have: official signature, typed/printed name of notary,
and commission expiration date.
-When and how to dispose notary seal? - -- Delivery to attorney general's
office for defacement or destruction within 90 days of:
o Resignation
o Death
o Expiration of commission without renewal
o Revocation
o Abandonment of commission
- If electronic stamp: must disable the electronic stamping by destroying,
defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use so that it is unusable;
and must submit a declaration to the attorney general that it is disabled and
the date and manner it was disabled.
Must be done within 90 days
-Filing copy of commission - -Notary public must file a literal or photo copy
of
- Commission
- impression of the tangible seal
- specimen of the person's official signature
