§456-1  Commission; renewal.  (a)  The attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, commission the number of notaries public for the State that the attorney general deems necessary for the public good and convenience.  The term of commission of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary public's commission, unless sooner removed by the attorney general for cause after the opportunity for hearing; provided that after the opportunity for hearing, the commission of a notary public may be revoked or the notary public may be otherwise disciplined by the attorney general in any case where any change occurs in the notary public's commission, occupation, residence, or employment that, in the attorney general's judgment, renders the holding of the commission by the notary public no longer necessary for the public good and convenience.  Each notary public shall, upon any change in the notary public's commission, occupation, residence, or employment, forthwith report the change 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 shall cause the commission to be forfeited; 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; am L 2020, c 54, §3]

Cross References

  Hearings, see chapter 91.

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