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MO Rev Stat § 486.980 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.980 - Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.980. Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements. — 1. Within five business days after the change of an electronic notary public's e-mail address, the notary shall electronically transmit to the secretary a notice of the change secured by a registered electronic signature of the notary.  2. Any change or addition to the data on the electronic registration form described in section 486.920, including any change to an electronic journal's access instructions, shall be reported within ten days to the secretary. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.985 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.985 - Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.985. Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements. — 1. Upon becoming aware that the status, functionality, or validity of the means for producing a registered electronic signature, notary seal, or single element combining the signature and seal, has changed, expired, terminated, or become compromised, the notary shall:  (1) Immediately notify the secretary;  (2) Cease producing seals or signatures in electronic notarizations using that means;  (3) Perform electronic notarizations only with a currently registered means or another means that has been registered within thirty days; and  (4) Dispose of any software, coding, disk, certificate, card, token, or program that has been rendered defunct, in the manner described in subsection 1 of section 486.995.  2. Pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the secretary shall immediately suspend the electronic status of a notary who has no other currently registered means for producing electronic signatures or notary seals and, if such means is not registered within thirty days, electronic status shall be terminated. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.990 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.990 - Termination of registration upon termination of commission as an electronic notary.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.990. Termination of registration upon termination of commission as an electronic notary. — 1. Any revocation, resignation, expiration, or other termination of the commission of a notary public immediately terminates any existing registration as an electronic notary.  2. A notary's decision to terminate registration as an electronic notary shall not automatically terminate the underlying commission of the notary.  3. A notary who terminates registration as an electronic notary shall notify the secretary in writing and dispose of any pertinent software, coding, disk, certificate, card, token, or program as described in subsection 1 of section 486.995. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.995 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.995 - Notary representative's duties upon termination of electronic notary commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.995. Notary representative's duties upon termination of electronic notary commission. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, if the commission of an electronic notary public expires or is resigned or revoked, if registration as an electronic notary terminates, or if an electronic notary dies, the notary or the notary's duly authorized representative shall, within thirty business days, permanently erase or expunge the software, coding, disk, certificate, card, token, or program that is intended exclusively to produce registered electronic notary seals, registered single elements combining the required features of an electronic signature and notary seal, or registered electronic signatures that indicate status as a notary.  2. A former electronic notary public whose previous commission expired shall not be subject to subsection 1 of this section if such electronic notary public, within three months after expiration, is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary public using the same registered means for producing electronic notary seals and signatures. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1000 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1000 - Improper performance of electronic notarial acts — liabilities, sanctions, and remedies.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1000. Improper performance of electronic notarial acts — liabilities, sanctions, and remedies. — The liability, sanctions, and remedies for the improper performance of electronic notarial acts by an electronic notary public are the same as described and provided in section 486.805 for the improper performance of nonelectronic notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1005 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1005 - Secretary to terminate electronic notary's registration, when — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1005. Secretary to terminate electronic notary's registration, when — procedure. — 1. The secretary shall terminate an electronic notary public's registration for any of the following reasons:  (1) Submission of an electronic registration form containing a material misstatement or omission of fact;  (2) Failure to maintain the capability to perform electronic notarial acts, except as allowed in subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 486.985; or  (3) The electronic notary's performance of official misconduct.  2. Prior to terminating an electronic notary's registration, the secretary shall inform the notary of the basis for the termination and that the termination shall take place on a particular date unless a proper appeal is filed with the secretary before that date.  3. Neither resignation nor expiration of a notary commission or of an electronic notary registration precludes or terminates an investigation by the secretary into the electronic notary's conduct. The investigation may be pursued to a conclusion, whereupon it shall be made a matter of public record regardless of whether the finding would have been grounds for termination of the commission or registration of the electronic notary. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1010 - Impersonating or improperly influencing an electronic notary, penalties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1010. Impersonating or improperly influencing an electronic notary, penalties. — The criminal penalties for impersonating an electronic notary public and for soliciting, coercing, or improperly influencing an electronic notary to commit official misconduct in performing notarial acts are the same penalties described in subsection 6 of section 578.700 in regard to performing nonelectronic notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1105 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1105 - Controlling law.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1105. Controlling law. — Sections 486.1100 to 486.1205 supplement the provisions of sections 486.600 to 486.820 and sections 486.900 to 486.1010 for remote online notarial acts. To the extent sections 486.600 to 486.820 and 486.900 to 486.1010 are inconsistent with sections 486.1100 to 486.1205, the provisions of 486.1100 to 486.1205 control regarding remote online notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1110 - Rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1110. Rulemaking authority. — The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement sections 486.1100 to 486.1205, including rules to facilitate remote online notarizations, subject to the limitations in section 486.830. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1115 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1115 - Standards for remote online notarization, secretary's duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1115. Standards for remote online notarization, secretary's duties. — 1. The secretary of state by rule shall develop and maintain standards for remote online notarization in accordance with sections 486.1100 to 486.1205, including, but not limited to, standards for credential analysis and identity proofing. Such rules shall be subject to the limitations in section 486.830.  2. In developing standards for remote online notarization, the secretary of state shall review and consider standards established by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) or its successor agency, and national standard setting bodies, such as the Mortgage Industry Standards and Maintenance Organization (MISMO).  3. Before use by remote online notaries in this state, the secretary shall approve the software to be used in remote online notarial acts. The secretary may only approve remote online notarization software that, at a minimum:  (1) Records and archives the remote online session;  (2) Provides sufficient audio clarity and video resolution to enable the remote online notary and the principal to see and communicate to each other simultaneously through live, real time transmission;  (3) Provides reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized access to:  (a) The live transmission of the audio-video communication;  (b) A recording of the audio-video communication;  (c) The verification methods and credentials used to verify the identity of the principal; and  (d) The electronic documents presented for electronic notarization;  (4) Utilizes video technology to be used in a remote electronic notarization session that provides sufficient high-definition for the notary to reasonably assess the principal's comprehension and volition;  (5) Permits the remote online notary to identify the principal to the remote online notary's satisfaction through a form of authentication that complies with section 486.1145;  (6) Permits the principal to identify the remote online notary to his or her satisfaction; and  (7) Presents the document being notarized as an electronic document.  4. Before being used by a remote online notary in this state, the secretary shall test and certify remote online notarization software. The expenses of any such testing shall be paid by the vendor of the software. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1120 - Notary commission and registration required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1120. Notary commission and registration required. — 1. Prior to performing remote online notarial acts, a person shall apply to be a commissioned notary for the state of Missouri.  2. A remote online notary shall register the capability to perform remote online notarial acts with the secretary before performing remote online notarial acts.  3. Upon recommissioning, a notary shall again register with the secretary before performing remote online notarizations.  4. A person may apply or reapply for a notary commission and register or reregister to perform remote online notarial acts at the same time. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1125 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1125 - Course of instruction required, content.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1125. Course of instruction required, content. — 1. Before initially registering the capability to perform remote online notarial acts, a notary shall complete a course of instruction as approved by the secretary, in addition to the course required for commissioning as a notary, and pass an examination based on the course.  2. The content of the course shall be notarial laws, procedures, and ethics pertaining to remote online notarization. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1130 - Registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of information.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1130. Registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of information. — 1. To register the capability to perform remote online notarial acts, a notary shall electronically sign and submit to the secretary an electronic form prescribed by the secretary that includes:  (1) The information required in subsection 1 of section 486.920;  (2) The technology that the remote online notary public will use, which shall conform to any rules or adopted by the secretary of state; and  (3) Any other information, evidence, or declaration required by the secretary of state.  2. The secretary shall deny registration to any applicant submitting an electronic registration form that contains a material misstatement or omission of fact.  3. Information in the registration form of an electronic notary public shall be used by the secretary and designated state employees only for the purpose of performing official duties, shall be a closed record as described in chapter 610, and shall not be disclosed to any person other than:  (1) A government agent acting in an official capacity and duly authorized to obtain such information;  (2) A person authorized by court order; or  (3) The registrant or the registrant's duly authorized agent. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1135 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1135 - Term of registration.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1135. Term of registration. — The term of registration of an electronic notary public shall begin on the registration starting date set by the secretary and shall continue as long as the notary's commission remains in effect or until registration is terminated. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1140 - Permissible remote online notarial acts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1140. Permissible remote online notarial acts. — The following remote online notarial acts may be performed using communication technology in accordance with sections 486.1100 to 486.1205, and by no other method:  (1) Acknowledgment; and  (2) Jurat. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1145 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1145 - Audio-video communication, use of, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1145. Audio-video communication, use of, requirements. — 1. For the purposes of performing a remote online notarial act for a person using audio-video communication, a remote online notary public has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person if the remote online notary public confirms the identity of the person by:  (1) Personal knowledge of the identity;  (2) Each of the following, if approved by rules adopted by the secretary of state:  (a) Remote presentation by the person of an identification credential, including a passport or driver's license, that contains a photograph and the signature of the person;  (b) Credential analysis; and  (c) Identity proofing of the person described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision;  (3) Any other method that complies with any rules adopted by the secretary of state; or  (4) A valid certificate that complies with any rules adopted by the secretary of state.  2. Such rules shall be subject to the limitations in section 486.830. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1150 - Principal requirements for remote online notarization.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1150. Principal requirements for remote online notarization. — A remote online notary shall perform a remote online notarization only if the principal:  (1) Is in the presence of the notary utilizing live audio-video conferencing technology at the time of notarization;  (2) Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence as set forth in section 486.1145;  (3) Appears to understand the nature of the transaction;  (4) Appears to be acting of his or her own free will;  (5) Communicates directly with the notary in a language both understand; and  (6) Reasonably establishes the electronic signature as his or her own. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1155 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1155 - Remote online notary required to be physically located within this state for performance of remote online notarial acts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1155. Remote online notary required to be physically located within this state for performance of remote online notarial acts. — 1. A remote online notary public shall perform a remote online notarization authorized in sections 486.1100 to 486.1205 only while the remote online notary public is physically located within this state.  2. A remote online notary public may perform a remote online notarization for a remotely located individual who is physically located:  (1) In this state;  (2) Outside this state but within the United States; or  (3) Outside the United States if the electronic notarization is not prohibited in the jurisdiction in which the principal is physically located at the time of the remote online notarial act.  3. The validity of a remote online notarization performed by a remote online notary public of this state in accordance with sections 486.1100 to 486.1205 shall be governed by the laws of this state. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1160 - Additional transaction fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1160. Additional transaction fee. — In addition to the other fees allowed by section 486.960, a remote online notary may charge a remote online notary transaction fee if the notary and the principal agree upon the fee in advance of the notarial act being performed and the notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the remote online transaction fee is separate from the notarial fee prescribed in subsection 2 of section 486.960 and is not mandated by law. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1165 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1165 - Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1165. Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording. — 1. In performing a remote online notarial act, the remote online notary shall properly complete a remote online notarial certificate.  2. A proper remote online notarial certificate shall contain:  (1) Completed wording appropriate to the particular remote online notarial act, as prescribed in subsection 3 of this section;  (2) A registered electronic signature; and  (3) A registered electronic notary seal, which shall include:  (a) The name of the remote online notary fully and exactly as it is spelled on the notary's commissioning document;  (b) The jurisdiction that commissioned and registered the remote online notary;  (c) The title "Electronic Notary Public";  (d) The commission or registration number of the remote online notary; and  (e) The commission expiration date of the remote online notary.  3. The wording of a remote online notarial certificate shall be in a form that:  (1) Is set forth in section 486.1175;  (2) Is otherwise prescribed by the law of this state;  (3) Is prescribed by a law, regulation, or custom of another jurisdiction, provided it does not require actions by the remote online notary that are unauthorized by this state; or  (4) Describes the actions of the remote online notary in such a manner as to meet the requirements of the particular notarial act, as defined in section 486.600, 486.900 or 486.1100.  4. A remote online notarial certificate shall be worded and completed using only letters, characters, and a language that are read, written, and understood by the remote online notary. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.1170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.1170 - Registered electronic signature, seal, or single element required, when — employer restrictions — limitations on use of registered signature and seal.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.1170. Registered electronic signature, seal, or single element required, when — employer restrictions — limitations on use of registered signature and seal. — 1. In notarizing an electronic document, the remote online notary shall attach to, or logically associate with, the remote online notarial certificate a registered electronic signature and a registered electronic notary seal, or a registered single element in conformity with subsection 2 of this section, in such a manner that the signature and the seal, or the single element, are attributed to the electronic notary as named on the commission.  2. A registered electronic signature shall be:  (1) Unique to the electronic notary;  (2) Capable of independent verification;  (3) Attached to or logically associated with an electronic notarial certificate in such a manner that any subsequent alteration of the certificate or underlying electronic document prominently displays evidence of the alteration; and  (4) Attached or logically associated by a means under the electronic notary's sole control.  3. At all times the means for producing registered electronic notary seals, or registered single elements as described in subsection 2 of this section, shall be kept under the sole control of the electronic notary.  4. An employer of an electronic notary shall not use or control the means for producing registered electronic signatures and notary seals, or registered single elements combining the required features of both, nor upon termination of a notary's employment retain any software, coding, disk, certificate, card, token, or program that is intended exclusively to produce an electronic notary's registered electronic signature, notary seal, or combined single element, regardless of whether the employer financially supported the employee's activities as a notary.  5. A registered electronic signature may be used by the electronic notary for lawful purposes other than performing electronic notarizations, provided that neither the title "notary" nor any other indication of status as a notarial officer is part of the signature.  6. Neither a registered electronic notary seal nor a combined single element containing the seal shall be used by the electronic notary for any purpose other than performing lawful electronic notarizations. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)