{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-7","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 456-7","heading":"Unauthorized practice as a notary public.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized practice as a notary public if the person knowingly engages in or offers to engage in any duties of a notary public without first complying with all of the following:\n\n(1) Being commissioned as a notary public by the attorney general;\n\n(2) Filing a copy of the person's commission, an impression of the person's seal, and a specimen of the person's official signature with the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the person resides; and\n\n(3) Executing an official surety bond pursuant to section 456-5.\n\n(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.\n\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or to do away with any liability for civil damages.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 25","Chapter 456"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0007.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"7ace2cff1ef45355cec7594cc30460ca4339d895d7763d9bfdcbfcc8a57f6612","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-6","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-456-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}