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MO Rev Stat § 486.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.750 - Form of certificate.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.750. Form of certificate. — A notary shall use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing the signature or mark of any person acknowledging on his or her own behalf or as a partner, corporate officer, attorney in fact, or in any other representative capacity:   State of Missouri   County (and/or City) of _________    On this ______ day of _____ , 20 _____, before me, the undersigned notary, personally appeared ___________ (name of document signer), (personally known to me)(proved to me through identification documents, which were ________,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of ___________, who is personally known to me and stated to me that (he)(she) personally knows the document signer and is unaffected by the document,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of _______ and _______, whose identities have been proven to me through identification documents and who have stated to me that they personally know the document signer and are unaffected by the document,) to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that (he)(she) signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose(.)   (as partner for ______________, a partnership.)   (as _________ for __________, a corporation.)   (as attorney in fact for _______, the principal.)   (as ______ for ______, (a)(the) ___________)    _________________ (official signature and seal of notary)   ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.755 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.755 - Jurat certificate form.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.755. Jurat certificate form. — A notary shall use a jurat certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing a signature or mark on an affidavit or other sworn or affirmed written declaration:   State of Missouri   County (and/or City) of __________    On this ______ day of ______, 20 _____, before me, the undersigned notary, personally appeared __________ (name of document signer), (personally known to me) (proved to me through identification documents, which were ________,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of __________, who is personally known to me and stated to me that (he)(she) personally knows the document signer and is unaffected by the document,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of ______ and _______, whose identities have been proven to me through identification documents and who have stated to me that they personally know the document signer and are unaffected by the document,) to be the person who signed the preceding or attached document in my presence and who swore or affirmed to me that the contents of the document are truthful and accurate to the best of (his)(her) knowledge and belief.   __________________ (official signature and seal of notary)   ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.760 - Signature form.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.760. Signature form. — A notary shall use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing a signature or mark to confirm that it was affixed in the notary's presence without administration of an oath or affirmation:   State of Missouri   County (and/or City) of ___________    On this _______ day of ______, 20 _____, before me, the undersigned notary, personally appeared ___________ (name of document signer), (personally known to me) (proved to me through identification documents, which were ________,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of _______, who is personally known to me and stated to me that (he)(she) personally knows the document signer and is unaffected by the document,) (proved to me on the oath or affirmation of ______ and ______, whose identities have been proven to me through identification documents and who have stated to me that they personally know the document signer and are unaffected by the document,) to be the person who signed the preceding or attached document in my presence.   ____________________ (official signature and seal of notary)   ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.765 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.765 - Certified copy form.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.765. Certified copy form. — A notary shall use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing a certified copy:   State of Missouri   County (and/or City) of __________    On this ______ day of ______, 20 ____,   I certify that the (attached or following paper document) (affixed, attached, or logically associated electronic document) has been (visually) (electronically) confirmed by me to be a true, exact, and complete copy of the image (or text) (and metadata) of _____________ (description of original document), (presented/e-mailed to me by ______,) (found by me (online) at ________,) (held in my custody as a notarial record,) and that, to the best of my knowledge, the copied document is neither a vital record, a public record, nor a publicly recordable document, certified copies of which may be available from an official source other than a notary.   ____________________ (official signature and seal of notary)   ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.770 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.770 - Notarized document sent out of state or country, form — certificate of authority form — apostille form, fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.770. Notarized document sent out of state or country, form — certificate of authority form — apostille form, fee. — 1. On a notarized document sent to another state or nation, evidence of the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary commissioned pursuant to this chapter, if required, shall be in the form of:  (1) A certificate of authority from the secretary, authenticated as necessary by additional certificates from United States or foreign government agencies; or  (2) In the case of a notarized document to be used in a nation that has signed and ratified the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of October 5, 1961, an apostille from the secretary or other federally designated official in the form prescribed by the Convention and described in subsection 3 of this section, with no additional authenticating certificates required.  2. A certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary commissioned pursuant to this chapter shall be substantially in the following form:   Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act   I, _________ (name, title, jurisdiction of authenticating official), certify that _________ (name of notary), the person named in the seal and signature on the attached document, was a Notary Public for the state of Missouri and authorized to act as such at the time of the document's notarization.   To verify this Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act, I have affixed below my signature and seal of office this _________ day of _________ , 20__.     __________________ (Signature and seal of commissioning official)    3. An apostille prescribed by the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of October 5, 1961, shall be in the form of a square with sides at least nine centimeters long and contain exactly the following wording:   APOSTILLE   (Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)   1. Country: _________    2. This public document has been signed by _________    3. acting in the capacity of _________    4. bears the seal/stamp of _________    CERTIFIED   5. at _________    6. the _________    7. by _________    8. No. _________    9. Seal/Stamp   10. Signature: __________________     4. The secretary may charge a fee as set forth in section 28.160 for issuing a certificate of authority or an apostille. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.780 - Change of address of notary, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.780. Change of address of notary, requirements. — 1. Within ten days after the change of a notary's residence, business, or mailing address, the notary shall send to the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, a signed notice of the change, giving both old and new addresses, along with a fee of five dollars.  2. If the address of the regular place of work or business is changed, the notary shall not perform a notarial act until:  (1) The notice described in subsection 1 of this section has been delivered or transmitted;  (2) A confirmation of the notary's name or address change has been received from the secretary; and  (3) The surety for the notary's bond has been informed in writing. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.785 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.785 - Change of notary's name, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.785. Change of notary's name, requirements. — 1. Within ten days after the change of a notary's name by court order or marriage, the notary shall send to the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, a signed notice of the change, giving both the former and the new name, with a copy of any official authorization for such change, along with a fee of five dollars.  2. A notary with a new name shall continue to use the former name in performing notarial acts until:  (1) The notice described in subsection 1 of this section has been delivered or transmitted;  (2) A confirmation of the notary's name or address change has been received from the secretary;  (3) A new seal bearing the new name exactly as in the confirmation has been obtained; and  (4) The surety for the notary's bond has been informed in writing.  3. Upon completing the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, the notary shall use his or her new name. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.790 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.790 - Resignation of notary commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.790. Resignation of notary commission. — 1. A notary who resigns his or her commission shall send to the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, a signed notice indicating the effective date of resignation.  2. A notary who ceases to reside in or to maintain a regular place of work or business in this state, or who becomes permanently unable to perform their notarial duties, shall resign their commission. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.795 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.795 - Expiration, resignation, or revocation of notary commission, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.795. Expiration, resignation, or revocation of notary commission, requirements. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, if a notary commission expires or is resigned or revoked, the notary shall:  (1) As soon as reasonably practicable, destroy or deface all of his or her notary seals so that they may not be misused; and  (2) Within thirty days after the effective date of resignation, revocation, or expiration of the commission, dispose of the journal and notarial records in accordance with subsection 4 of section 486.715.  2. A notary whose commission has expired, who intends to apply for a new commission, and whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied by the secretary, shall not be required to dispose of his or her journal and notarial records within thirty days after commission expiration, but shall do so within three months after expiration unless recommissioned within that period. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.800 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.800 - Death of notary, personal representative duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.800. Death of notary, personal representative duties. — If a notary dies during the term of commission or before fulfilling the requirements of this section, the notary's personal representative shall:  (1) Notify the secretary of the death in writing;  (2) As soon as reasonably practicable, forward all notary seals to the secretary; and  (3) Within thirty days after death, forward the journal and notarial records in accordance with subsection 4 of section 486.715. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.805 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.805 - Liability for damages by notary, surety, or employer of notary, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.805. Liability for damages by notary, surety, or employer of notary, when. — 1. A notary shall be liable to any person for all damages proximately caused that person by the notary's negligence, intentional violation of law, or official misconduct in relation to a notarization.  2. A surety for a notary's bond shall be liable to any person for damages proximately caused that person by the notary's negligence, intentional violation of law, or official misconduct in relation to a notarization during the bond term, but this liability shall not exceed the dollar amount of the bond or of any remaining bond funds that have not been disbursed to other claimants. Regardless of the number of claimants against the bond or the number of notarial acts cited in the claims, a surety's aggregate liability shall not exceed the dollar amount of the bond.  3. An employer of a notary shall be liable to any person for all damages proximately caused that person by the notary's negligence, intentional violation of law, or official misconduct in performing a notarization during the course of employment, if the employer directed, expected, encouraged, approved, or tolerated the notary's negligence, violation of law, or official misconduct either in the particular transaction or, impliedly, by the employer's previous action in at least one similar transaction involving any notary employed by the employer.  4. An employer of a notary shall be liable to the notary for all damages recovered from the notary as a result of any violation of law by the notary that was coerced by threat of the employer, if the threat, such as of demotion or dismissal, was made in reference to the particular notarization or, impliedly, by the employer's previous action in at least one similar transaction involving any notary employed by the employer. In addition, the employer is liable to the notary for damages caused the notary by demotion, dismissal, or other action resulting from the notary's refusal to engage in a violation of law or official misconduct.  5. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, for the purposes of this section "negligence" shall not include any good-faith determination made by the notary pursuant to the obligations imposed by subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 486.645 or subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 486.645.  6. Recovery of damages against a notary, surety, or employer shall require that the notary's negligence, violation of law, or official misconduct be the proximate cause of the damages, although not required to be the sole cause.  7. This section shall also apply to electronic notaries performing electronic notarial acts and remote online notaries performing remote online notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.810 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.810 - Revocation of commission, when — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.810. Revocation of commission, when — procedure. — 1. The secretary may revoke a notary commission for any ground on which an application for a commission may be denied pursuant to subsection 3 of section 486.605.  2. The secretary shall revoke the commission of any notary who fails:  (1) To maintain a residence or a regular place of work or business in this state; and  (2) To maintain status as a legal resident of the United States.  3. Prior to revocation of a notary commission, the secretary shall inform the notary of the basis for the revocation and that the revocation takes effect on a particular date unless a proper appeal is filed with the secretary before that date.  4. Resignation or expiration of a notary commission does not terminate or preclude an investigation into the notary's conduct by the secretary, who may pursue the investigation to a conclusion, whereupon it shall be made a matter of public record regardless of whether the finding would have been grounds for revocation.  5. The secretary shall promulgate rules providing for appeals from revocations, subject to the limitations in section 486.830.  6. This section shall also apply to electronic notaries performing electronic notarial acts and remote online notaries performing remote online notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.815 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.815 - Suspension of notary commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.815. Suspension of notary commission. — 1. The secretary may immediately suspend a notary commission upon written notice sent by certified mail if the situation is deemed to have a serious unlawful effect on the general public, provided that the notary shall be entitled to hearing and adjudication as soon thereafter as is practicable.  2. The secretary shall promulgate rules providing for hearings and appeals on suspension of a notary commission, subject to the limitations in section 486.830.  3. This section shall also apply to electronic notaries performing electronic notarial acts and remote online notaries performing remote online notarial acts. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.820 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.820 - List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.820. List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of. — The secretary may regularly publish a list of persons whose notary commissions have been suspended or revoked by the secretary, including electronic notaries and remote online notaries. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.825 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.825 - Additional sanctions permitted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.825. Additional sanctions permitted. — The sanctions of this chapter shall not preclude any other sanctions or remedies provided by law. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.830 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.830 - Rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.830. Rulemaking authority. — The secretary may promulgate rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the duties specifically delegated to the secretary in this chapter. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created pursuant to the authority delegated in this chapter shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This chapter and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2020, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
MO Rev Stat § 486.900 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public|Section 486.900 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   486.900. Definitions. — As used in sections 486.900 to 486.1010, the following terms and phrases mean:  (1) "Capable of independent verification", any interested person may confirm the validity of an electronic notary's identity and authority through a publicly accessible system;  (2) "Electronic", relates to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;  (3) "Electronic document", information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means;  (4) "Electronic journal of notarial acts" and "electronic journal", a chronological electronic record of notarizations that is maintained by the notary public who performed the same notarizations;  (5) "Electronic notarial act" and "electronic notarization", an official act involving an electronic document that is performed in compliance with sections 486.900 to 486.1010 by an electronic notary public as a security procedure as defined in the uniform electronic transactions act, sections 432.200 to 432.295;  (6) "Electronic notarial certificate", the part of, or attachment to, a notarized electronic document that, in the performance of an electronic notarization, is completed by the electronic notary, bears the notary's registered electronic signature and seal, and states the date, venue, and facts attested to or certified by the notary in the particular electronic notarization;  (7) "Electronic notary public" and "electronic notary", a notary public who has registered with the secretary the capability to perform electronic notarial acts;  (8) "Electronic notary seal" and "electronic seal", information within a notarized electronic document that includes the electronic notary's name, title, jurisdiction, and commission expiration date and generally corresponds to information in notary seals used on paper documents;  (9) "Electronic signature", an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document;  (10) "Registered electronic notary seal", an electronic notary seal produced by a notary in the performance of an electronic notarial act by a means that was registered with the secretary;  (11) "Registered electronic signature", an electronic signature produced by a notary in the performance of an electronic notarial act by a means that was registered with the secretary;  (12) "Security procedure", a procedure employed for the purpose of verifying that an electronic signature, document, or performance is that of a specific person or for detecting changes or errors in the information in an electronic document. The term includes a procedure that requires the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption, or callback, or other acknowledgment procedures. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)