HRS §456-2
Notary qualifications and oath
To become a notary in Hawaii, you must live in the state, be at least 18, and meet other required qualifications. Before getting your commission, you must take an oath promising to do your duties faithfully, and that oath must be filed with the attorney general's department.
notaries
The statute, as written — Qualifications; oath
Every person commissioned as a notary public shall, at the time of the person's commission, be a resident of the State, possess the other qualifications required of a notary public and be at least eighteen years of age. Every person, prior to being commissioned as a notary public, shall take and subscribe an oath for the faithful discharge of the person's duties, which oath shall be filed in the department of the attorney general. [CC 1859, §1267; RL 1925, §3175; RL 1935, §5201; am L 1941, c 322, §2; am L 1943, c 173, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7662; RL 1955, §168-2; am L 1965, c 248, §1; HRS §456-2; am L 1972, c 2, §22; am L 1976, c 146, §1; am L 1978, c 122, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2020, c 54, §5]
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