HRS §502-49
Officers and judges must sign certificates for documents
When an officer or judge verifies a document, they must attach a signed certificate to it. The certificate must include the witnesses' names, where they live, and what they said. This section explains that requirement.
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The statute, as written — Certificate of officer, or judge, necessary
Every officer who takes the acknowledgment of any instrument shall indorse, subjoin, or attach a certificate thereof, signed by oneself, on the instrument. Every judge who takes the proof of any instrument shall indorse, subjoin, or attach a certificate thereof, signed by oneself, on the instrument, giving the names of the witnesses examined before the judge, their places of residence, and the substance of the evidence by them given.
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