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HI Rev Stat § 455-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|455. Naturopathic Medicine|455-9 Penalty.

  §455-9 Penalty. Any person except a licensed naturopathic physician who practices, attempts to practice, or advertises the practice of naturopathic medicine, or any person who buys, sells, or fraudulently obtains any diploma or license to practice naturopathic medicine whether recorded or not, or any person who uses the title "natureopath", "naturopath", "doctor of naturopathy", "doctor of naturopathic medicine", "naturopathic healthcare", "naturopathic physician", "naturopathic medicine", "naturopathy", "naturopathic doctor", or "N.D.", or any word or title to induce the belief that the person is engaged in the practice of naturopathic medicine without complying with this chapter, or any person who violates this chapter, shall be fined a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation, which sum shall be collected in a civil action brought by the attorney general or the department on behalf of the State. [L 1925, c 77, pt of §1; RL 1935, §1304; RL 1945, §2658; RL 1955, §66-9; HRS §455-9; am L 1978, c 162, §5; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 76, §13; am L 1989, c 85, §1; am L Sp 2009, c 22, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 455-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|455. Naturopathic Medicine|455-10 Remedies or penalties cumulative.

  §455-10 Remedies or penalties cumulative. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. [L 1986, c 76, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 455-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|455. Naturopathic Medicine|455-11 Discipline; grounds; proceedings; hearings.

  §455-11 Discipline; grounds; proceedings; hearings. (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board shall have the power to deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license to practice naturopathic medicine applied for or issued by the board in accordance with this chapter, and to fine or otherwise discipline a licensee for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:  (1) Failing to meet or maintain the conditions and requirements necessary to qualify for the issuance of a license;  (2) Procuring, or aiding or abetting in procuring, a criminal abortion;  (3) Employing any person to solicit patients;  (4) Obtaining a fee on the assurance that a manifestly incurable disease can be permanently cured;  (5) Betraying a patient's confidence;  (6) Making any untruthful and improbable statement in advertising one's naturopathic practice or business;  (7) False, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising;  (8) Being habituated to the excessive use of drugs or alcohol; or being addicted to, dependent on, or an habitual user of a narcotic, barbiturate, amphetamine, hallucinogen, or other drug having similar effects;  (9) Practicing naturopathic medicine while the ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drug, physical disability, or mental instability;  (10) Procuring a license through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit or knowingly permitting an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license;  (11) Professional misconduct or gross carelessness or manifest incapacity in the practice of naturopathic medicine;  (12) Conduct or practice contrary to recognized standard of ethics of the naturopathic profession;  (13) Using medical service or treatment which is inappropriate or unnecessary;  (14) Submitting to or filing with the board any notice, statement, or other document required under this chapter which is false or untrue or contains any material misstatement of fact, including any false certification of compliance with the continuing education requirement specified under section 455-8;  (15) Failure to report to the board any disciplinary action taken against the licensee in another jurisdiction within thirty days after the disciplinary action becomes final;  (16) Using the title "physician" without clearly identifying oneself as being a naturopathic physician;  (17) Prescribing, administering, and dispensing naturopathic formulary that are not included in the formulary established by the board under section 455-6; and  (18) Violation of any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.  (b) Any fine imposed by the board after a hearing in accordance with chapter 91 shall be no less than $500 and no more than $10,000 for each violation. [L 1986, c 76, §2; am L 1992, c 202, §105; am L Sp 2009, c 22, §10; am L 2014, c 222, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 455-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|455. Naturopathic Medicine|455-12 REPEALED.

  §455-12 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §215.
HI Rev Stat § 456-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-1 Commission; renewal.

  §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.
HI Rev Stat § 456-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-1.5 Powers and duties of the attorney general.

 §456-1.5 Powers and duties of the attorney general. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the attorney general shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, without limitation, the following powers:  (1) Issue notary public commissions to applicants pursuant to this chapter;  (2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 91;  (3) Suspend or revoke any commission for any cause prescribed by this chapter or for any violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, and refuse to issue any commission for any cause that would be grounds for suspension or revocation of a commission; and  (4) Impose administrative fines for any cause prescribed by this chapter or for any violation of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. [L 2008, c 175, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 456-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-2 Qualifications; oath.

  §456-2 Qualifications; oath. Every person commissioned as a notary public shall, at the time of the person's commission, be a resident of the State, possess the other qualifications required of a notary public and be at least eighteen years of age. Every person, prior to being commissioned as a notary public, shall take and subscribe an oath for the faithful discharge of the person's duties, which oath shall be filed in the department of the attorney general. [CC 1859, §1267; RL 1925, §3175; RL 1935, §5201; am L 1941, c 322, §2; am L 1943, c 173, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7662; RL 1955, §168-2; am L 1965, c 248, §1; HRS §456-2; am L 1972, c 2, §22; am L 1976, c 146, §1; am L 1978, c 122, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2020, c 54, §5] Law Journals and Reviews  For discussion of residence qualification, see The New Resident: Hawaii's Second-Class Citizen. 5 HBJ 77 (1968).
HI Rev Stat § 456-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-3 Seal.

  §456-3 Seal. Every notary public shall constantly keep a rubber stamp notary seal which shall clearly show, when stamped or impressed upon a tangible document or when attached to or logically associated with an electronic document, only the notary public's name, the notary public's commission number, and the words, "notary public" and "State of Hawaii". The notary seal shall be capable of being copied together with the document to which it is stamped, impressed, or attached, or with which it is logically associated. The notary public shall authenticate all the notary public's official acts, attestations, certificates, and instruments therewith, and shall always add to an official signature the typed or printed name of the notary public and a statement showing the date that the notary public's commission expires. Upon resignation, death, expiration of term of commission without renewal, or revocation or abandonment of commission, the notary public, or in the case of the death of the notary public, the notary public's personal representative, shall immediately deliver the notary public's seal to the attorney general who shall deface or destroy the same. If a notary public has used an electronic stamping device, upon resignation, death, expiration of term of commission without renewal, or revocation or abandonment of commission, the notary public, or in the case of the death of the notary public, the notary public's personal representative, shall disable the electronic stamping device by destroying, defacing, damaging, erasing, or securing it against use in a manner that renders it unusable and shall submit a declaration to the attorney general that the electronic stamping device was disabled and indicate the date and manner in which the device was disabled. [CC 1859, §1268; RL 1925, §3176; RL 1935, §5202; am L 1941, c 322, §3; RL 1945, §7663; RL 1955, §168-3; HRS §456-3; am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 122, §3; am L 1984, c 127, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 327, §1; am L 1998, c 290, §3; am L 2013, c 29, §1; am L 2020, c 54, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 456-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-4 Filing copy of commission; authentication of acts.

  §456-4 Filing copy of commission; authentication of acts. (a) Each person commissioned as a notary public under this chapter shall forthwith file a literal or photostatic copy of the person's commission, an impression of the person's tangible seal, and a specimen of the person's official signature with the clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary public resides. Each person commissioned as a notary public under this chapter may also, at the person's option, file the above-named documents with the clerk of any other circuit court. Thereafter any clerk, when requested, shall certify to the official character and acts of any such notary public whose commission, impression of tangible seal, and specimen of official signature are so filed in the clerk's office. A notary public's electronic seal shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.  (b) All documents filed under this section may be maintained in tangible or electronic format. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7664; RL 1955, §168-4; HRS §456-4; am L 1978, c 122, §4; am L 1982, c 45, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2020, c 54, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 456-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-5 Official bond.

  §456-5 Official bond. Each notary public forthwith and before entering upon the duties of the notary public's commission shall execute, at the notary public's own expense, an official surety bond which shall be in the sum of $1,000. Each bond shall be approved by a judge of the circuit court.  The obligee of each bond, or bond continuation certificate, shall be the State and the condition contained therein shall be that the notary public will well, truly, and faithfully perform all the duties of the notary public's commission which are then or may thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule made under the express or implied authority of any statute, and all duties and acts undertaken, assumed, or performed by the notary public by virtue or color of the notary public's commission. The surety on each bond, or bond continuation certificate, shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the State. After approval, the bond or bond continuation certificate shall be deposited and kept on file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the notary public resides. The clerk shall keep a book to be called the "bond record", in which the clerk shall record data relating to each of the bonds or bond continuation certificates deposited and filed in the clerk's office as the attorney general may direct. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7665; am L 1955, c 104, §2; RL 1955, §168-5; HRS §456-5; am L 1978, c 122, §5; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 290, §4; am L 2020, c 54, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 456-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-6 Liabilities; limitations on; official bond.

  §456-6 Liabilities; limitations on; official bond. (a) In the performance of a notarial act, a notary public's liability shall be limited to a failure by the notary public to perform properly the actions required for the jurat, acknowledgment, or other notarial acts. The notary public's liability shall not be based on statements in a notarized document apart from the notarial certificate.  (b) For the official misconduct or neglect of a notary public or breach of any of the conditions of the notary public's official bond, the notary public and the surety on the notary public's official bond shall be liable to the party injured thereby for all the damages sustained. The party shall have a right of action in the party's name upon the bond and may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7666; RL 1955, §168-6; HRS §456-6; gen ch 1985; am L 1996, c 18, §1; am L 2020, c 54, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 456-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-7 Unauthorized practice as a notary public.

  §456-7 Unauthorized practice as a notary public. (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:  (1) Being commissioned as a notary public by the attorney general;  (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  (3) Executing an official surety bond pursuant to section 456-5.  (b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with chapter 706.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or to do away with any liability for civil damages. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7667; RL 1955, §168-7; HRS §456-7; gen ch 1985; am L 2008, c 175, §4; am L 2020, c 54, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 456-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-8 Rules.

  §456-8 Rules.  The attorney general, subject to chapter 91, may prescribe such rules as the attorney general deems advisable concerning the administration of this chapter, the commission and duties of notaries public, and any measures as may be necessary to prevent the fraudulent use of a notarized document after placement of the notary public's seal. The rules shall have the force and effect of law. [L 1941, c 322, pt of §4; RL 1945, §7668; RL 1955, §168-8; am L 1965, c 96, §110; HRS §456-8; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 290, §5; am L 2008, c 175, §5; am L 2020, c 54, §11]
HI Rev Stat § 456-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-9 Fees and administrative fines.

  §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 special 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; am L Sp 2021, c 9, §54] Cross References  Modification of fees, see §92-28.
HI Rev Stat § 456-9.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-9.5 Notaries public special fund.

  §456-9.5 Notaries public special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the notaries public special fund into which shall be deposited:  (1) All fees, administrative fines, charges, or other payments received pursuant to section 456-9;  (2) Penalties and fines for violations of section 456-3 or 456-7;  (3) Appropriations made for deposit into the notaries public special fund; and  (4) Interest earned on money in the notaries public special fund.  (b) The notaries public special fund shall be administered by the department of the attorney general. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, moneys in the notaries public special fund shall be used for personnel costs, the acquisition of equipment, and operating and administrative costs deemed necessary by the department of the attorney general to administer this chapter. The moneys in the fund may also be used to train personnel as the attorney general deems necessary, and for any other activity related to notaries public. [L 1998, c 290, §1; am L 2008, c 175, §7; am L 2020, c 54, §13; am L Sp 2021, c 9, §55] Note  Transfer of certain interest earnings to general fund until June 30, 2015. L 2009, c 79, §30(a)(37).
HI Rev Stat § 456-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-10 Duties, by mercantile usage.

  §456-10 Duties, by mercantile usage. It shall be a notary public's duty, when requested, to enter on record all losses or damages sustained or apprehended, by sea or land, and also all averages, and such other matters as, by mercantile usage, appertain to the notary's office, and cause protest thereof to be made, duly and formally. [CC 1859, §1269; RL 1925, §3177; RL 1935, §5203; RL 1945, §7670; RL 1955, §168-10; HRS §456-10; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 456-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-11 Protests; negotiable paper.

  §456-11 Protests; negotiable paper. All facts, extracts from documents, and circumstances, so noted, shall be signed and sworn to by all the persons appearing to protest. The notary public shall note, extend, and record the protest so made; and shall grant authenticated copies thereof, under the notary's signature and notarial seal, to those who request and pay for the same. The notary shall also, in behalf of any person interested, present any bill of exchange, or other negotiable paper, for acceptance or payment to any party on whom the same is drawn or who may be liable therefor; and notify all indorsers or other parties to such bill or paper. The notary may, in general, do all the acts to be done by notaries public by the usages of merchants, or which are authorized by the laws of the State. [CC 1859, §1270; RL 1925, §3178; RL 1935, §5204; RL 1945, §7671; RL 1955, §168-11; HRS §456-11; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Sufficient protest. 9 H. 299 (1893).
HI Rev Stat § 456-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-12 Protest, evidence of what.

  §456-12 Protest, evidence of what. The protest of any foreign or inland bill of exchange, or promissory note or order, duly certified by any notary public, under the notary's hand and official seal, shall be legal evidence of the facts stated in the protest, as to the same, and also as to the notice given to the drawer or indorser in any court of law. [CC 1859, §1271; RL 1925, §3179; RL 1935, §5205; RL 1945, §7672; RL 1955, §168-12; HRS §456-12; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 456-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|456. Notaries Public|456-13 May administer oath.

  §456-13 May administer oath. Every notary public may administer oaths in all cases in which oaths are by law authorized or required to be taken or administered, or in which the administering of an oath may be proper. All oaths administered before June 23, 1888, by notaries public are declared valid and binding. [L 1888, pt of c 6; RL 1925, §3180; RL 1935, §5206; RL 1945, §7673; RL 1955, §168-13; HRS §456-13]