{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-22","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 456-22","heading":"[ §456-22] Authority to refuse to perform notarial act.","body":"[ §456-22] Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. (a) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act if the notary public is not satisfied that:\n\n(1) The person executing the document is competent or has the capacity to execute the document;\n\n(2) The person's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made; or\n\n(3) The notary public has proof of the signer's signature and identity or, if the person is a remotely located individual, satisfactory evidence of the identity under section 456-23.\n\n(b) A notary public may refuse to perform a notarial act unless the refusal is prohibited by any provision of law other than this chapter.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 25","Chapter 456"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0022.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"0b495b8889a0798de28a39a668c34fa3d97c970561a42ed24a816247ba6f085d","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-21","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}