(a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized practice as a notary public if the person knowingly engages in or offers to engage in any duties of a notary public without first complying with all of the following:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 456-7

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Notary public: means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the attorney general under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 456-1.6
  • Signature: means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a document. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 456-1.6
(1) Being commissioned as a notary public by the attorney general;
(2) Filing a copy of the person’s commission, an impression of the person’s seal, and a specimen of the person’s official signature with the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the person resides; and
(3) Executing an official surety bond pursuant to § 456-5.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or to do away with any liability for civil damages.

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