NOTARY PUBLIC STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| LATEST UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
A notary is defined as a _____________________ - Public Officer whose function is to
attest and certify the signing of documents.
A Notary Public is responsible for ADMINISTERING OATHS?
(True or False) - True
A Notary Public PRACTICES LAW?
(True or False) - False
A Notary Public WITNESSES THE SIGNING OF DOCUMENTS?
(True or False) - True
A Notary Public allows people to USE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AS PROPER
IDENTIFICATION?
(True or False) - False
A Notary Public ATTESTS TO THE IDENTITY OF THE SIGNERS OF THE
DOCUMENT.
(True or False) - True
A Notary Public notes PROTESTS and ____________ ? - takes acknowledgments of
documents
Although a Notary Public may be commissioned to perform services in connection with
work for his/her employer, the notary is nonetheless a _____________? - public officer
and as such us required to provide notarial service to the general public.
A Government Notary whose fees and bond are waived, is limited by law to performing
notarial services pertaining to the business of the government.
(True or False) - True
At what point does a Government Notary perform notarial services outside of business
of the government? - Where the occasion is deemed by the head of the department of
the governmental unit to be of URGENT NECESSITY and CONVENIENCE.
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be:
(List 3 Requirements) - A U.S. citizen; Hawaii Resident; and at least 18 years of age.
,Application for a Notary Public Commission is made on forms provided by: - the
Attorney General.
After approval of an applicant by the Attorney General, the applicant is required to take
a written closed-book examination covering the ___________ _____ and
_____________ _____________ that apply to notaries public. - Statutory laws;
Administrative Rules
What is the passing score on the written examination for Notary Public Commission? -
80 Percent
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.
(True or False) - True
What is the term of office of a Notary Public? - Four Years
When does ones Notary Public Commission expire? - Four Years from the date of the
notary's commission.
Can the Attorney General remove or revoke ones commission at any time?
(True or False) - True
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. - 30
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.
(True or False) - True
The failure to renew a commission in a timely manner may cause the commission to be
__________, if the Attorney General finds that the failure was done knowingly. -
Forfeited
The commission of a Notary Public is forfeited if the Notary Public __________ fails to
submit a completed renewal application, pay the renewal fee, or complete the
processing and filing of a new commission for renewal by the date of expiration of the
Notary Public's commission. - Knowingly
The commission of a Notary Public is forfeited if the Notary Public knowingly fails to
submit a completed renewal application, pay the renewal fee, or complete the
processing and filing of a new commission for renewal by the date of __________ of the
Notary Public's commission. - Expiration
, Any Notary seeking to restore the notary's forfeited commission more than _________
from the date of expiration of the commission shall reapply as a new applicant for a
notary public commission. - one year
Any Notary seeking to restore the notary's forfeited commission more than one year
from the date of expiration of the commission shall ______ __ _ ____ ________ for a
notary public commission. - reapply as a new applicant
The Attorney General subject to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Sautes (HRS), may
prescribe such rules as the Attorney General deems advisable concerning the
administration of chapter 456, HRS, the appointment and duties of notaries public, and
the duties of other officers there under.
(True or False) - True
When was the Chapter 5-11, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), governing the
practices and procedures of notaries commissioned in Hawaii, adopted? - May 5, 2008
Each notary is required to obtain, at the expense of the notary or the notary's company,
and shall constantly keep either an _______ ___ __ ____or a rubber stamp facsimile
seal. - engraved seal of office
Each notary is required to obtain, at the expense of the notary or the notary's company,
and shall constantly keep either an engraved seal of office or a ____ ____ ______
_____ . - rubber stamp facsimile seal
Notarial seals must be ___________ in shape. - circular
Notarial seals must be no larger than _______________ in diameter. - 2 inches
List (4) items that are required to be on the Notarial seal. - 1. the Notary's name
2. commission number
3. "State of Hawaii"
4. "Notary Public"
The notary public shall __________ all the notary's official acts, attestations,
certificates, and instruments therewith, and shall always add to an official signature the
types or printed name of the notary and a statement showing the date that the notary's
commission expires. - authenticate
Upon resignation, death, expiration of term of office without reappointment, or removal
from the abandonment of office, the notary public shall ______________ deliver the
notary's seal to the Attorney General for defacement or destruction. - immediately
If any notary fails to deliver the seal within ____ days of the date of the notary's
resignation, expiration of term of office without reappointment, or removal from or
abandonment of office, or if the notary's personal representative fails to comply within
