§456-1  Appointment; renewal.  (a)  The
attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, appoint and
commission such number of notaries public for the State as the attorney general
deems necessary for the public good and convenience.  The term of office of a
notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary's commission,
unless sooner removed by the attorney general for cause after due hearing;
provided that after due hearing the commission of a notary public may be
revoked or otherwise disciplined by the attorney general in any case where any
change occurs in the notary's office, occupation, residence, or employment
which in the attorney general's judgment renders the holding of such commission
by the notary no longer necessary for the public good and convenience.  Each
notary shall, upon any change in the notary's office, occupation, residence, or
employment, forthwith report the same to the attorney general.



(b)  Each notary public shall be responsible
for renewing the notary public's commission on a timely basis and satisfying
the renewal requirements provided by law.  The failure to renew a commission in
a timely manner may cause the commission to be forfeited, if the attorney
general finds that the failure was done knowingly; provided that a forfeited
commission may be restored by the attorney general within one year after the
date of forfeiture upon compliance with the commission renewal requirements
provided by law and upon written application and payment of all applicable fees.
[CC 1859, §1266; am L 1887, c 11, §1; RL 1925, §3174; am L 1929, c 3, §1; RL
1935, §5200; am L 1941, c 322, §1; am L 1943, c 173, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7661;
am L 1953, c 30, §1; RL 1955, §168-1; am L 1959, c 4, §1; HRS §456-1; am L
1978, c 122, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 290, §2]



 



Cross References



 



  Hearings, see chapter 91.



  Legislators not disqualified, see Const. Art. III, §8.