HAWAII NOTARY EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be: -
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; and
3. At least 18 years old
Passing score for Hawaii Notary Exam - ANSWER: 80%
Hawai'i notary exam covers: - ANSWER: Statutory laws and administrative rules that
apply to notaries public
Practical aspects of a notary's practice
Notary's duties and responsibilities
Appointment and Tenure - ANSWER: 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 of office of a notary public - ANSWER: 4 years from the date of the notary's
commission
Each notary shall, upon ANY CHANGES in the notary's office, occupation, residence,
or employment, report the same in writing to the Attorney General within ______
days of the change. - ANSWER: 30
Rules - ANSWER: The Attorney General, subject to chapter 91, Hawai'i Revised
Statutes (HRS), may prescribe such rules as the AG seems advisable concerning the
administration of chapter 456, HRS, the appointment and duties of notaries public,
and the duties of other officers there under.
Rules shall - ANSWER: Have the force and effect of law
Chapter 5-11, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) - ANSWER: The rules governing the
practices and procedures of notaries commissioned in Hawaii, was adopted on May
5, 2008.
Notarial Seal - ANSWER: Engraved seal of office, or a rubber stamp facsimile seal,
circular, not over two (2) inches in diameter. Must show Notary's name and
Commission number, words "notary public" and "State of Hawaii".
, Notary public all always - ANSWER: Add to an official signature the typed or printed
name of the notary and a statement showing the date that the notary's commission
expires.
Fine for failing to deliver notary's seal - ANSWER: Not more than $200 if failed to do
so before 90 days
Official Signature - ANSWER: A notary must sign the notary's official signature in the
same manner as it appears on the notary's seal.
A notary must always add to the notary's official signature - ANSWER: date of
expiration of the notary's commission as a notary public
typed or legibly printed name of the notary below the notary's signature
Filing copy of commission - 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
Authentication - ANSWER: Any clerk shall certify to the official character and acts of
any such notary whose commission, impression of seal, and specimen of official
signature are on file with the clerks office
Authentication is usually required when - ANSWER: a document notarized by a local
notary public is sent to another state or country
Authentication is also done by - ANSWER: the office of the lieutenant governor
Official Bond - ANSWER: Each notary public forthwith and before entering upon the
duties of the notary public shall execute, at the expense of the notary or the notary's
company, an official surety bond which shall be in the sum of $1,000. Each bond shall
be approved by a judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides.
Obliged of each bond shall be - ANSWER: That the notary public will well, truly, and
faithfully perform all the duties of the notary's office which are then or may
thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule made under the
Notary's liability - ANSWER: shall be limited to a failure by the notary to perform
properly the actions required for the jurat, acknowledgment, or other notarial act
For the official misconduct or neglect of a notary public or breach of any of the
conditions of the notary's official bond, the notary and the surety on the notary's
official bond shall be __________ to the party injured thereby for all the damages
sustained. - ANSWER: Liable
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be: -
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; and
3. At least 18 years old
Passing score for Hawaii Notary Exam - ANSWER: 80%
Hawai'i notary exam covers: - ANSWER: Statutory laws and administrative rules that
apply to notaries public
Practical aspects of a notary's practice
Notary's duties and responsibilities
Appointment and Tenure - ANSWER: 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 of office of a notary public - ANSWER: 4 years from the date of the notary's
commission
Each notary shall, upon ANY CHANGES in the notary's office, occupation, residence,
or employment, report the same in writing to the Attorney General within ______
days of the change. - ANSWER: 30
Rules - ANSWER: The Attorney General, subject to chapter 91, Hawai'i Revised
Statutes (HRS), may prescribe such rules as the AG seems advisable concerning the
administration of chapter 456, HRS, the appointment and duties of notaries public,
and the duties of other officers there under.
Rules shall - ANSWER: Have the force and effect of law
Chapter 5-11, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) - ANSWER: The rules governing the
practices and procedures of notaries commissioned in Hawaii, was adopted on May
5, 2008.
Notarial Seal - ANSWER: Engraved seal of office, or a rubber stamp facsimile seal,
circular, not over two (2) inches in diameter. Must show Notary's name and
Commission number, words "notary public" and "State of Hawaii".
, Notary public all always - ANSWER: Add to an official signature the typed or printed
name of the notary and a statement showing the date that the notary's commission
expires.
Fine for failing to deliver notary's seal - ANSWER: Not more than $200 if failed to do
so before 90 days
Official Signature - ANSWER: A notary must sign the notary's official signature in the
same manner as it appears on the notary's seal.
A notary must always add to the notary's official signature - ANSWER: date of
expiration of the notary's commission as a notary public
typed or legibly printed name of the notary below the notary's signature
Filing copy of commission - 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
Authentication - ANSWER: Any clerk shall certify to the official character and acts of
any such notary whose commission, impression of seal, and specimen of official
signature are on file with the clerks office
Authentication is usually required when - ANSWER: a document notarized by a local
notary public is sent to another state or country
Authentication is also done by - ANSWER: the office of the lieutenant governor
Official Bond - ANSWER: Each notary public forthwith and before entering upon the
duties of the notary public shall execute, at the expense of the notary or the notary's
company, an official surety bond which shall be in the sum of $1,000. Each bond shall
be approved by a judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides.
Obliged of each bond shall be - ANSWER: That the notary public will well, truly, and
faithfully perform all the duties of the notary's office which are then or may
thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule made under the
Notary's liability - ANSWER: shall be limited to a failure by the notary to perform
properly the actions required for the jurat, acknowledgment, or other notarial act
For the official misconduct or neglect of a notary public or breach of any of the
conditions of the notary's official bond, the notary and the surety on the notary's
official bond shall be __________ to the party injured thereby for all the damages
sustained. - ANSWER: Liable
