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456-21 Failure to authenticate with a certification statement.

HI Rev Stat § 456-21 (2019) (N/A)
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§456-21 Failure to authenticate with a certification statement. (a) A person commits the offense of failure to authenticate with a certification statement if the person is a commissioned notary public and knowingly notarizes a document and fails to include any of the following in the notary certification:

(1) Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;

(2) The printed name and stamp or seal of the notary public;

(3) Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;

(4) Identification or description of the document being notarized, placed in close proximity to the acknowledgment or jurat; and

(5) A statement of the number of pages and date of the document.

(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.

(c) A conviction under this section shall result in the automatic revocation of the notary public's commission. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §2]

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