§503B-1 Commissioners; appointment. The lieutenant governor may appoint commissioners who shall serve for four years from the date of the individual commissioner’s respective appointment, unless removed by the lieutenant governor. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 78, §3]
§503B-10 Fees and administrative fines. (a) The lieutenant governor shall charge and collect the following fees: (1) Application for commissioner of deeds commission, $10; (2) Application for renewal of commissioner of deeds commission, $10; (3) Application for restoration of forfeited commission, $10; (4) Application for reinstatement of suspended commission, $10; (5) Issuance of the original […]
§503B-11 Rules. The lieutenant governor may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 as the lieutenant governor deems necessary to implement this chapter, including but not limited to the appointment and duties of commissioners of deeds and other measures necessary to prevent the fraudulent use of a document affixed with the commissioner of deeds’ seal. [L […]
§503B-12 Immunity. (a) The lieutenant governor and employees of the office of the lieutenant governor shall be immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute a waiver of any immunity of the State, and no action or […]
§503B-2 Oath and seal. (a) Within three months of appointment, a commissioner shall: (1) Cause an official seal to be prepared, upon which seal shall appear the commissioner’s name and the words “commissioner of deeds for Hawaii”; and (2) Take and subscribe an oath to faithfully perform the duties of the commissioner’s office; provided that […]
§503B-3 Powers; charges. A commissioner, in any foreign country; in international waters; and in any possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, including but not limited to the United States territorial seas, may administer oaths and take acknowledgments and proofs of execution of any deed, assignment of lease, apartment deed and ground lease, condominium […]
§503B-4 Records. Each commissioner shall keep a record of every acknowledgment, oath, and proof of execution in a book of records. Each record shall set forth, at a minimum, the date of the acknowledgment, the parties to the instrument, the persons making the acknowledgments, and a memorandum as to the nature of the instrument acknowledged. […]
§503B-5 Instructions. The lieutenant governor shall prepare and forward to each commissioner instructions and forms in conformity with law and a copy of this chapter. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
§503B-6 Construction of statutes. This chapter shall not be construed as repealing or amending chapter 502. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
§503B-7 Notice of legal effect. (a) A commissioner shall provide to each person whose signature is witnessed or acknowledged by the commissioner a written notice in substantially the following form: “LEGAL EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION BY A COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS A certification by a Hawaii commissioner of deeds is intended only to confirm that a document […]
§503B-8 Bond. (a) Each commissioner forthwith and before entering upon the duties of the commissioner’s office shall execute at the commissioner’s own expense an official surety bond or deposit with the lieutenant governor a cash bond, which in either case shall be in the sum of $10,000. Each bond shall be approved by the office […]
§503B-9 Liabilities; limitations on; official bond. (a) In the performance of a commissioned act, a commissioner’s liability shall be limited to a failure by the commissioner to perform properly the actions required for oaths, acknowledgments, and proofs of execution. The commissioner’s liability shall not be based on statements in a document apart from the commissioner’s […]
