HRS §456-12
Notary protest papers count as proof in court
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a notary's official protest document for a bill of exchange, promissory note, or order is accepted as legal evidence in court. It proves the facts in the protest and that notice was given to the drawer or indorser.
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The statute, as written — Protest, evidence of what
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The protest of any foreign or inland bill of exchange, or promissory note or order, duly certified by any notary public, under the notary's hand and official seal, shall be legal evidence of the facts stated in the protest, as to the same, and also as to the notice given to the drawer or indorser in any court of law. [CC 1859, §1271; RL 1925, §3179; RL 1935, §5205; RL 1945, §7672; RL 1955, §168-12; HRS §456-12; gen ch 1985]
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