HAWAII NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM 50 QUESTIONS WITH
UPDATED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
GUARANTEED
What is the term of Commission ✔✔ 4 years from the
... [Show More] 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.
HAWAII NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM 50 QUESTIONS WITH
UPDATED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/A+ GRADE
GUARANTEED
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 [Show Less]