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MO Rev Stat § 485.065 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers|Section 485.065 - Source of funds for reporter's salary.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   485.065. Source of funds for reporter's salary. — The entire salary of each court reporter and the expense of part-time court reporters for circuit judges serving as judges of the probate division as provided in subsection 2 of section 485.040 shall be paid out of the state treasury. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1963 p. 667, A.L. 1965 p. 652, A.L. 1969 p. 568, A.L. 1975 H.B. 170, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1121 & 1257, H.B. 1634, A.L. 1984 S.B. 581)  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 485.075 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers|Section 485.075 - Appointment of temporary court reporter, when — compensation — duration.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   485.075. Appointment of temporary court reporter, when — compensation — duration. — In the absence of the official reporter of any circuit judge because of illness or physical incapacity to perform his duties, the judge may appoint a temporary reporter, who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation as provided for the regular reporter for the time served by the appointee as temporary reporter, to be paid upon certification of the judge making such appointment. No temporary appointment shall continue through more than thirty court days in any calendar year unless so ordered by the supreme court of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 485.077 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers|Section 485.077 - Certification of official court reporters required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   485.077. Certification of official court reporters required. — 1. No judge of any court in this state shall appoint an official court reporter who is not a court reporter certified by the board of certified court reporter examiners, as provided in supreme court rule 14. In the absence of an official court reporter due to illness, physical incapacity, death, dismissal or resignation, a judge may appoint a temporary court reporter, but such temporary court reporter shall not serve more than six months without obtaining a certificate pursuant to the provisions of supreme court rule 14.  2. No testimony taken in this state by deposition shall be given in any court in this state, and no record on appeal from an administrative agency of this state shall include testimony taken in this state by deposition, unless the deposition is prepared and certified by a certified court reporter, except as provided in supreme court rule 57.03(c).  3. Deposition testimony taken outside the state shall be deemed to be in conformity with this section if the testimony was prepared and certified by a court reporter authorized to prepare and certify deposition testimony in the jurisdiction in which the testimony was taken.  4. This section shall not apply to depositions taken in this state in connection with cases not pending in a Missouri state court or administrative agency at the time the deposition was taken. ­­-------- (L. 2001 S.B. 267 § 476.365, A.L. 2007 S.B. 163, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 485.090 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers|Section 485.090 - Reimbursement for expenses while attending court — how paid.

Effective - 01 Jan 1985   485.090. Reimbursement for expenses while attending court — how paid. — Every official court reporter of a circuit court of a judicial circuit comprised of two or more counties, in addition to his salary, shall be reimbursed for all sums of money actually expended by him in necessary hotel and traveling expenses while engaged in attending any regular, special or adjourned term of court at any place in the judicial circuit in which he is appointed, other than the county of his residence, or while engaged in going to and from any such place for the purpose of attending terms of court. All of such actual expenses shall be paid out of the state treasury. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13347, A.L. 1951 p. 436, A.L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1963 p. 667, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1984 S.B. 581)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11725; 1919 § 12674; 1909 § 11255  Effective 1-01-85
MO Rev Stat § 486.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.100 - Appointment — powers generally.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   486.100. Appointment — powers generally. — The governor may appoint and commission in any other state, in the District of Columbia, in each of the territories of the United States, and in any foreign country, one or more commissioners, who shall continue in office during the pleasure of the governor, and shall have authority to take relinquishments of dower of married women, the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of any deed or other conveyance, or lease of any lands lying in this state, or of any contract, letters of attorney, or of any other writing, under seal or note, to be used and recorded in this state; and such commissioners appointed for any foreign country shall also have authority to certify to the official character, signature or seal of any officer within their district, who is authorized to take acknowledgments or declarations under oath. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13382)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11760; 1919 § 2138; 1909 § 2701
MO Rev Stat § 486.110 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.110 - Official oath.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   486.110. Official oath. — Every such commissioner, before performing any duty or exercising any power in virtue of his appointment, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before some judge or clerk of any United States court of record or before some judge or clerk of any court of record in and of the state of Missouri, or before a judge or clerk of one of the courts of record of the district, territory, state or county in which said commissioner shall reside, well and faithfully to execute and perform all the duties of such commissioner, under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Missouri; which oath, and a description of his seal of office, if there be one, together with his signature thereto, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of this state within six months after the date of his appointment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13383)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11761; 1919 § 2139; 1909 § 2702
MO Rev Stat § 486.120 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.120 - Effect of authentication by commissioner.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   486.120. Effect of authentication by commissioner. — An acknowledgment or proof so taken according to the laws of this state, and certified to by any such commissioner, under his seal of office, if there is one annexed to or endorsed on the instrument, has the same force and effect as if the same had been made before a judge or associate circuit judge, or any other officer authorized to perform the act in this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13384, A.L. 1957 p. 351)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11762; 1919 § 2140; 1909 § 2703
MO Rev Stat § 486.130 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.130 - Additional powers — oaths — depositions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   486.130. Additional powers — oaths — depositions. — Every commissioner shall have power to administer any oath which may be lawfully required in this state, to any person willing to take it; and to take and certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts of this state, in conformity to the laws thereof, either on interrogatories proposed under commission from a court of this state, or by consent of parties, or on legal notice given to the opposite party; and all such acts may be as valid as if done and certified according to law by an associate circuit judge in this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13385)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11763; 1919 § 2141; 1909 § 2704
MO Rev Stat § 486.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.140 - Fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   486.140. Fees. — Commissioners shall for like services be allowed the same fees as clerks of courts of record. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 13386)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 11764; 1919 § 2142; 1909 § 2705
MO Rev Stat § 486.605 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.605 - Notary commission issued, qualifications — denial of application, when, appeal — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.605. Notary commission issued, qualifications — denial of application, when, appeal — rulemaking authority. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of this section, the secretary shall issue a notary commission to any person who is qualified under subsection 2 of this section and who submits an application in accordance with this chapter.  2. In order to be qualified for a notary commission a person shall:  (1) Be at least eighteen years of age;  (2) Reside or have a regular place of work or business in the state of Missouri;  (3) Reside legally in the United States;  (4) Read and write English; and  (5) Pass the examination required in section 486.630.  3. (1) An applicant who is not a resident of the state may qualify to be a notary if he or she works in Missouri and will use the notary seal in the course of his or her employment in Missouri.  (2) Applicants qualifying as a nonresident notary shall authorize the secretary as the agent and representative of such person to accept service of any process or service of any notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon such person.  4. The secretary may deny an application based on:  (1) Submission of an application containing a material misstatement or omission of fact;  (2) The fact that the applicant has been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of any state or of the United States, of any felony or any offense involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, provided that a commission shall not be issued to the applicant within five years after such conviction or plea;  (3) A finding or admission of liability against the applicant in a civil lawsuit based on the applicant's deceit;  (4) Revocation, suspension, restriction, or denial of a notarial commission or professional license by this or any other state or nation, provided that a commission shall not be issued to the applicant within five years after such disciplinary action; or  (5) An official finding that the applicant has previously engaged in official misconduct, regardless of whether disciplinary action resulted.  5. An applicant may appeal the denial of an application by filing the form required by the secretary pursuant to subsection 6 of this section with the secretary within thirty days after denial, except an applicant may not appeal if the secretary, within five years prior to the application, has:  (1) Denied or revoked for disciplinary reasons any previous application, commission, or license of the applicant; or  (2) Made a finding pursuant to section 486.810 that grounds for revocation of the applicant's commission existed.  6. The secretary shall promulgate rules providing for appeals from denials of applications, subject to the limitations in section 486.830. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.610 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.610 - Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.610. Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision. — 1. A person commissioned as a notary may perform notarial acts in any part of this state, and only in this state, for a term of four years, unless the commission is earlier revoked under section 486.810 or resigned under section 486.790.  2. The existing bond, seal, length of commission term, and liability of current notaries commissioned before August 28, 2020, shall not be invalidated, modified, or terminated by this chapter, but notaries shall comply with this chapter beginning August 28, 2020, in performing notarizations and in applying for new commissions. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.615 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.615 - Commission effective, when, bond amount — surety duties — suspension of commission, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.615. Commission effective, when, bond amount — surety duties — suspension of commission, when. — 1. A notary commission shall not become effective until an oath of office and a ten thousand dollar bond have been presented to the county clerk of the county in which a person has been commissioned. The bond shall be executed by a licensed Missouri surety, for a term of four years commencing on the commission's issue date and terminating on its expiration date, with payment of bond funds to any person conditioned upon the notary's official misconduct.  2. The surety for a notary bond shall report all claims against the bond to the secretary.  3. If a notary bond has been exhausted by claims paid out by the surety, the secretary shall suspend the notary's commission until:  (1) A new bond is obtained by the notary; and  (2) The notary's fitness to serve the remainder of the commission term is determined by the secretary. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.620 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.620 - Secretary to prepare notary commission, duties — register of notaries.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.620. Secretary to prepare notary commission, duties — register of notaries. — 1. The secretary shall prepare a notary commission and forward the commission to the county clerk in the county of the applicant's residence or regular place of work or business.  2. Upon issuing a notary commission, the secretary shall:  (1) Notify the notary that he or she shall present the required bond to the county clerk;  (2) Provide an oath with the commission to be taken by the notary in the presence of the county clerk or their designee, within sixty days of the commission issue date;  (3) Require the oath and bond to be mailed by the notary to the secretary's office with a postmarked date not exceeding seven days from the date of the oath; and  (4) Once the oath and bond have been received, examined, and approved, update the notary's commissioned status.  3. Any commission issued that fails to qualify within sixty days shall be marked by the county clerk as not qualified and shall be returned to the secretary within fifteen days.  4. Any notary who fails to qualify within the sixty days may be required to reapply for a notary commission.  5. The county clerk shall keep a register of each person to whom they award a notary commission, as prescribed by the secretary. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.625 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.625 - Application, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.625. Application, procedure. — 1. Every application for a notary commission shall be made in a paper or electronic format established by the secretary and shall include all information required by section 486.630 and any other information as the secretary may deem appropriate.  2. A current or former notary applying for a new notary commission shall submit a new completed application and comply anew with all of the provisions of this section and sections 486.605 and 486.615. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.630 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.630 - Application, contents — declaration — application fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.630. Application, contents — declaration — application fee. — 1. The application for a notary commission shall state or include, at least:  (1) The applicant's date of birth;  (2) The applicant's residence address and telephone number;  (3) The applicant's regular place of work or business address and telephone number, the mailing address of the regular place of work or business, if different, and the name of the applicant's employer, if any;  (4) The applicant's county of residence or regular place of work or business;  (5) A declaration that the applicant is a citizen of the United States or proof of the applicant's legal residency in the country;  (6) A declaration that the applicant can read and write English;  (7) All issuances, denials, revocations, suspensions, restrictions, and resignations of a notarial commission, professional license, or public office involving the applicant in this or any other state or nation;  (8) All criminal convictions of the applicant, including any pleas of guilt or nolo contendere, in this or any other state or nation; and  (9) All claims pending or disposed against a notary bond held by the applicant and all civil findings or admissions of fault or liability regarding the applicant's activities as a notary in this or any other state or nation.  2. Every applicant for a notary commission shall sign the following declaration:   Declaration of Applicant   I, _________(name of applicant), do solemnly swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the personal information in this application is true, complete, and correct; that I understand the official duties and responsibilities of a Notary Public in Missouri, as explained in the notary public handbook; and that I will perform, to the best of my ability, all notarial acts in accordance with the law.   ______________ (signature of applicant)    3. Every applicant for a notary commission shall:  (1) Attest to having read the Missouri notary public handbook or having received training in a manner prescribed by the secretary; and  (2) Receive a score of eighty percent or better on an examination administered by the secretary prior to being issued a commission.  4. The content of the training and the basis for the written examination required by subsection 3 of this section shall be based on notarial laws, procedures, and ethics.  5. Every applicant for a notary commission shall pay to the state of Missouri a nonrefundable application fee as stated in section 28.160. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.635 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.635 - Application records, limitations on disclosure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.635. Application records, limitations on disclosure. — 1. Records containing the information required by subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 486.630 shall be used by the secretary and his or her designated employees only for the purpose of performing official duties provided for in this chapter 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 applicant or the applicant's duly authorized agent.  2. Records containing the information required by subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 486.630 shall be a closed record as defined in chapter 610 and subject to redaction as required in chapter 610. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.640 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.640 - Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.640. Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary. — A notary may perform the following notarial acts:  (1) Acknowledgments;  (2) Oaths and affirmations;  (3) Jurats;  (4) Signature witnessings;  (5) Copy certifications; and  (6) Any other act authorized by the laws of Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.645 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.645 - Limitation on notarial acts, principal requirements — disqualification of notary, when — nonnotarial fee permitted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.645. Limitation on notarial acts, principal requirements — disqualification of notary, when — nonnotarial fee permitted, when. — 1. A notary shall perform a notarial act only if the principal:  (1) Is in the presence of the notary at the time of notarization;  (2) Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence;  (3) Appears to understand the nature of the transaction requiring a notarial act;  (4) Appears to be acting of his or her own free will;  (5) Signs using letters or characters of a language that is understood by the notary; and  (6) Communicates directly with the notary in a language both understand.  2. A notary may certify the affixation of a signature by mark by a principal on a document presented for notarization if:  (1) The mark is affixed in the presence of the notary and two witnesses disinterested in the document;  (2) Both witnesses sign their own names beside the mark;  (3) The notary writes below the mark: "Mark affixed by (name of signer by mark) in the presence of (names and addresses of two witnesses) and the undersigned notary pursuant to section 486.645, RSMo"; and  (4) The notary notarizes the signature by mark through an acknowledgment, jurat, or signature witnessing.  3. A notary shall be disqualified from performing a notarial act if the notary:  (1) Is a party to or named in the document that is to be notarized;  (2) Will receive as a direct or indirect result any commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, cash, property, or other consideration exceeding in value the fees specified in section 486.685; or  (3) Is a spouse, domestic partner, ancestor, descendant, or sibling of the principal, including in-law, step, and half relatives.  4. Notwithstanding subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of this section to the contrary, a notary may collect a nonnotarial fee for services as a signing agent if payment of such fee is not contingent upon the signing, initialing, or notarization of any document. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.650 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.650 - Refusal to perform notarial act prohibited, when — exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.650. Refusal to perform notarial act prohibited, when — exceptions. — 1. A notary shall not refuse to perform a notarial act based on the characteristics protected from employment discrimination pursuant to section 213.055.  2. A notary shall perform any notarial act described in section 486.640 for any person requesting such a notarial act who tenders the appropriate fee specified in section 486.685, unless:  (1) The notary knows or has a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction is unlawful;  (2) The notarial act is prohibited in section 486.645 or subsection 1 of this section;  (3) The number or timing of the requested notarial act or acts practicably precludes completion at the time of the request, in which case the notary shall arrange for later completion of the requested act or acts without unreasonable delay; or  (4) In the case of a request to perform an electronic notarial act, the notary is not registered to notarize electronically in accordance with sections 486.900 to 486.1010. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)