§456-9 Fees and administrative fines. (a) The attorney general shall charge and collect the following fees for:
(1) Issuing the original commission, $40;
(2) Renewing the commission, $40; and
(3) Electronic processing service fees of up to ten per cent of the amount of the transaction.
These fees may be adjusted, and any other fees may be established and adjusted, by adopting rules pursuant to chapter 91.
(b) The court fees for filing a copy of a commission and for each certificate of authentication shall be specified by the supreme court.
(c) The attorney general may impose and collect the following administrative fines for a notary public's failure to:
(1) Maintain an official seal of a single rubber stamp notary seal, on which shall be inscribed the name of the notary public, the commission number of the notary public, and the words "notary public" and "State of Hawaii" only, $20;
(2) Surrender the notary public's physical stamping device and certificate to the attorney general within ninety days of resignation, revocation of commission, or the expiration of a term without renewal, $200;
(3) Disable the notary public's electronic stamping device within ninety days of resignation, revocation of commission, or the expiration of a term without renewal, $200;
(4) Authenticate every acknowledgment or jurat with a certificate that shall be signed and dated by the notary public, include the printed name and official stamp or seal of the notary public, and identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed, $500;
(5) Chronicle all of the notary public's notarial acts as prescribed by section 456-15 and applicable rules, $200; and
(6) Notify the attorney general within ten days after loss, misplacement, or theft of the notary public's stamping device or any journal, inform the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft, and deliver a copy of the law enforcement agency's report of the theft to the attorney general, $20.
(d) The moneys collected by the attorney general pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the notaries public revolving fund established by section 456-9.5, except that if that fund is terminated, the moneys shall thereafter be deposited with the director of finance to the credit of the general fund.
(e) All unpaid fees, fines, and forfeitures shall constitute a debt due and owing to the State. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7669; am L 1953, c 30, §2; am L 1955, c 172, §1; RL 1955, §168-9; am L 1959, c 265, §17; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §456-9; am L 1976, c 146, §2; am L 1998, c 290, §6; am L 2008, c 175, §6; am L 2013, c 29, §2; am L 2020, c 54, §12]
Cross References
Modification of fees, see §92-28.