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HRS §502-62

Fine for not noting changes on documents

This section says that a notary or other official who takes an acknowledgment on a document with changes, erasures, or interlineations must follow the rules in section 502-61. If they do not, they can be fined up to $200.

notaries

The statute, as written — Penalty for not noting changes

Every notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgments to instruments who takes the acknowledgment of any person to any instrument in which there are interlineations, erasures, or changes, and who fails to observe or perform the requirements, or any of them, of section 502-61, shall be fined not more than $200.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§502-61 Changes noted in instrument

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