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2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1105 - Controlling law.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1110 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1120 - Notary commission and registration required.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1125 - Course of instruction required, content.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1135 - Term of registration.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1140 - Permissible remote online notarial acts.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1145 - Audio-video communication, use of, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1150 - Principal requirements for remote online notarization.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1160 - Additional transaction fee.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1165 - Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 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.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1175 - Jurat certificate form — signature form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1175. Jurat certificate form — signature form. —
1. A remote online 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 by remote online means ________ (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)
2. A remote online 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 who appears remotely:
State of Missouri
County (and/or City) of ____________
On this ______ day of _______, 20 ______, before me, the undersigned notary, personally appeared by remote online means ________ (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)
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1180 - Electronic journals.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1180. Electronic journals. —
1. If a notary is registered as a remote online notary:
(1) The notary shall keep an electronic journal of remote online notarial acts as described in section 486.1190; and
(2) The notary shall also keep a record of remote online notarial acts in the permanently bound journal.
2. A notary shall maintain only one active permanently bound journal at the same time, except that a backup of each active and inactive electronic journal shall be retained by the notary in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 486.1190 as long as each respective original electronic journal is retained.
3. A notary shall keep the permanently bound journal for a period of no less than ten years from the date of the last entry.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1185 - Electronic journal recording requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1185. Electronic journal recording requirements. —
1. For every remote online notarial act, the remote online notary shall record in the electronic journal at the time of notarization the following:
(1) The date and time of day of the remote online notarial act;
(2) The type of remote online notarial act;
(3) The type, title, or a description of the document or proceeding;
(4) The electronic signature, printed name, and address of each principal;
(5) The printed name and address of each requester of fact;
(6) The evidence of identity of each principal in the form of either:
(a) A statement that the person is personally known to the notary;
(b) A notation of the type of identification document, its issuing agency, its serial or identification number, and its date of issuance or expiration;
(c) The electronic signature, printed name, and address of each credible witness swearing or affirming to the principal's identity, and for credible witnesses who are not personally known to the notary, a description of the identification documents relied on by the notary; or
(d) In the case of an electronic journal, a recognized biometric identifier, in accordance with subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 486.1190;
(7) The fee, if any, charged for the remote online notarial act;
(8) The address where the remote online notarial act was performed, if not the address of the notary's regular place of work or business; and
(9) The name of the program or software any authority issuing or registering the means used to create the electronic signature that was notarized and the source of this authority's license, if any.
2. A remote online notary shall not record a Social Security number or credit card number in the journal.
3. A remote online notary may record in the journal the circumstances for not performing or completing any requested remote online notarial act.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1190 - Additional requirements for electronic journal of remote online notarial acts and remote online notaries.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1190. Additional requirements for electronic journal of remote online notarial acts and remote online notaries. —
1. An electronic journal of remote online notarial acts shall:
(1) Allow journal entries to be made, viewed, printed, and copied only after access is obtained by a procedure that uses two factors of authentication;
(2) Not allow a journal entry to be deleted or altered in content or sequence by the remote online notary or any other person after a record of the remote online notarization is entered and stored, except that an entry may be deleted if the retention period set forth in subsection 4 of this section has passed;
(3) Have a backup system in place to provide a duplicate record of remote online notarial acts as a precaution in the event of loss of the original record;
(4) Be capable of capturing and storing the image of a handwritten or electronic signature and the data related to one other type of recognized biometric identifier; and
(5) Be capable of printing and providing electronic copies of any entry, including images of handwritten signatures and the data related to the other selected type of recognized biometric identifier.
2. In maintaining an electronic journal of remote online notarial acts, a remote online notary public shall comply with the applicable prescriptions and prohibitions regarding the copying, security, surrender, and disposition of a journal as set forth in sections 486.710 to 486.715 and sections 486.795 to 486.800.
3. Every remote online notary public maintaining an electronic journal of electronic notarial acts pursuant to section 486.1180 shall:
(1) Provide to the secretary authorization on the registration form described in section 486.1130 and the access instructions that allow journal entries to be viewed, printed, and copied in read-only access; and
(2) Notify the secretary of any subsequent change to the access instructions.
4. A remote online notary public maintaining an electronic journal of remote online notarial acts shall keep the entry for a period of no less than ten years from the date of the entry and shall also keep a record of remote online notarial acts in a permanently bound journal as set forth in sections 486.700 and 486.705.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1195 - Audio and video recording of performance of notarial acts, when, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1195. Audio and video recording of performance of notarial acts, when, requirements. —
1. The remote online notary public shall create an audio and video recording of the performance of the notarial act.
2. The recording required by this section shall be maintained for at least ten years after the date of the transaction or proceeding.
3. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the retention of a video and audio recording of the performance of the notarial act. Such rules shall be subject to the limitations in section 486.830.
4. (1) The remote online notary public may designate as custodian of the recording and the electronic journal:
(a) The employer of the remote online notary public if evidenced by a record signed by the remote online notary public and the employer; or
(b) A repository meeting the standards established by the secretary of state.
(2) An employer or other repository acting as the custodian of a recording or an electronic journal under this subsection shall comply with all statutory requirements regarding retention and disclosure of recordings and electronic journals applicable to notaries.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1200 - Safeguarding electronic documents, signature, and seal.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1200. Safeguarding electronic documents, signature, and seal. —
1. A remote online notary public shall keep the remote online notary public's electronic document, electronic signature, and electronic seal secure and under the remote online notary public's exclusive control, which requirement may be satisfied by password-controlled access. The remote online notary public shall not allow another person to use the remote online notary public's electronic document, electronic signature, or electronic seal.
2. A remote online notary public shall attach the remote online notary public's electronic signature and seal to the electronic notarial certificate of an electronic document in a manner that is capable of independent verification and renders any subsequent change or modification to the electronic document evident.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.1205 - Remote online notary — resignation, revocation, expiration, or death — procedure.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.1205. Remote online notary — resignation, revocation, expiration, or death — procedure. —
Upon resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the remote online notary:
(1) The journal and notarial records shall be delivered to the secretary in accordance with section 486.795 or 486.800 by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, allowing that an electronic journal may be delivered on disk, printed on paper, or transmitted electronically, in accordance with the requirements of the secretary; and
(2) In the case of an electronic journal and its backup copy whose disks or other physical storage media are not required to be surrendered, no further entries shall be made in the journal and its backup, both of which shall be safeguarded until both shall be erased or expunged after ten years from the date of the last entry by the notary or the notary's personal representative.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.010 - Designation of family courts — designation of division — administrative judge — split venue, assignments — removal of judge.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 31 Dec 2020, 2 histories, see footnote
*487.010. Designation of family courts — designation of division — administrative judge — split venue, assignments — removal of judge. —
1. The majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, in the circuit, may designate, by local court rule, a family court in a county in the circuit as provided in sections 487.010 to 487.190.
2. The presiding judge of each circuit where the circuit or a county in the circuit has a family court shall designate the division or divisions of the circuit court that shall be the family court. In those circuits with split venue, a division shall be designated in each venue.
3. In each circuit having more than one division designated as the family court, the presiding judge shall designate from the divisions so designated an administrative judge of the family court.
4. In any circuit with a county with split venue, there shall be at least one circuit judge assigned to the family court for each block of one hundred sixty thousand persons, or portion of such block, based upon the latest decennial national census.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the judges of the court en banc may remove a judge from his duties as a family court judge and may assign a new judge to sit as the family court judge.
6. This section shall not be construed as eliminating any family courts in existence as of December 31, 2019.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 347, A.L. 2013 H.B. 374 & 434)
*Effective 12-31-20, see 478.191
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.030 - Findings by commissioner become judgment of court, when, notice of findings — motion for hearing by judge, time limit, computation of time.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
487.030. Findings by commissioner become judgment of court, when, notice of findings — motion for hearing by judge, time limit, computation of time. —
1. The findings and recommendations of the commissioner shall become the judgment of the court when adopted and confirmed by an order of a circuit or an associate circuit judge. Notice of the findings and recommendations of the commissioner, together with a statement relative to the right to file a motion for rehearing, shall be given to the parties whose case has been heard by the commissioner, and to any other person that the court may direct. This notice may be given at the hearing, or by mail or other service directed by the court.
2. The parties to a cause of action heard by a commissioner are entitled to file with the court a motion for a hearing by a judge of the family court either within fifteen days after receiving notice of the findings of the commissioner at the hearing, or within fifteen days after the mailing, or within fifteen days after other service directed by the court. In cases in which the family court has jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 211.031, the juvenile officer, in addition to the parties listed above, is also entitled to file with the court a motion for a hearing by a judge of the family court within fifteen days after receiving notice of the findings of the commissioner. The judge shall promptly rule on such motion and, in his discretion, may either sustain or deny the motion, and if the motion is sustained, the judge shall set a date for a hearing. If the motion for rehearing is not ruled on within forty-five days after the motion is filed, it is denied for all purposes. In computing the forty-five days, no day shall be counted during which the court lacks power to act because of an order of a superior court.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 2 subsecs. 3, 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 174, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1619, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910)
(1998) A commissioner does not have judicial power to enter a final judgment. Slay v. Slay, 965 S.W.2d 845 (Mo.banc).
(1998) Failure to timely request review of circuit judge waives objection to commissioner's authority, findings and legal conclusions. conclusions. State ex rel. York v. Daugherty, 969 S.W.2d 223 (Mo.banc).
(1999) Default denial of motion for rehearing violates Article V, Section 18 of the Missouri Constitution and is unconstitutional. Fowler v. Fowler, 984 S.W.2d 508 (Mo.banc).
(2003) Procedure for requesting a hearing and provision for denying such motions if not ruled on within statutory time period is unconstitutional; provisions of Rule 130 supersede the statute. Dolan v. Dolan, 107 S.W.3d 438 (Mo.App.E.D.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.040 - Cases may be heard by commissioner — hearings, where conducted — split venue, assignment of commissioners.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
487.040. Cases may be heard by commissioner — hearings, where conducted — split venue, assignment of commissioners. —
1. The administrative judge of the family court, or in circuits or counties which have a family court pursuant to subsection 2 of section 487.010 having one judge sitting as family court judge, the judge of the family court may direct that any case or class of cases may be heard by the commissioner in the manner provided for hearing of cases by law.
2. The circuit and associate circuit judges en banc may designate by order the location within the geographical jurisdiction of the court where the commissioners shall conduct hearings, provided, in circuits with split venue, one or more commissioners shall be assigned and shall conduct hearings in each venue with the exception of proceedings brought pursuant to the provisions of chapter 210 or chapter 211.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 2 subsecs. 5, 6, A.L. 1995 S.B. 347)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.050 - Judges and commissioners, qualifications — reviewability — removal, grounds — terms.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.050. Judges and commissioners, qualifications — reviewability — removal, grounds — terms. —
1. To the extent feasible, judges designated as family court judges and the commissioners appointed under sections 487.020 to 487.040 shall be those who:
(1) Desire to be so assigned;
(2) Have the temperament necessary to deal properly with cases that come before the family court;
(3) Have completed, or within six months after designation or appointment complete, a course of training in family law;
(4) Attend annual continuing education courses to further training in family issues and law.
2. The qualifications contained in this section of any person designated as family court judge or appointed commissioner shall be reviewable within the superintending control vested in the supreme court and the districts of the court of appeals by Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution of Missouri.
3. The commissioners shall act at all times in a manner befitting a member of the bench. The commissioner shall devote full time to the duties of commissioner and shall not engage in the private practice of law.
4. A commissioner may be removed from office during a term by a majority of the circuit and associate circuit judges en banc upon proof at a hearing before such judges of crime, misconduct, habitual drunkenness, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency or any offense involving moral turpitude or oppression in office or unsatisfactory performance of duties.
5. Judges designated as family court judges shall serve in such capacity for a term of four years unless such judge's term is either extended at such family court judge's option or shortened with the agreement of the family court judge and the presiding judge.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.060 - Family court administrator — duties — compensation.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.060. Family court administrator — duties — compensation. —
1. In each circuit having a family court, on approval of the majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, the court may employ a person to perform the functions of a family court administrator.
2. The family court administrator shall serve the function of administering the support services of the family court, provided the responsibilities and duties of the circuit clerks and the court administrators shall continue to be performed by the circuit clerk or court administrator currently vested with those responsibilities and duties. The duties of the family court administrator may include the following:
(1) To contract for or employ other personnel, including clinical psychologists, social workers, mediators, support enforcement staff and a legal staff;
(2) To oversee, supervise and administer the services of the family court, such as the ordering and preparation of home studies, mediation services, psychological services and counseling;
(3) To enter into cooperative agreements with other circuits for various court services and facilities, with the prior approval of the circuit and associate circuit judges en banc in the respective circuits.
­­This section shall allow family court administrators, where it is efficient, to join together with other circuits that have a family court to contract for common facilities, such as detention facilities or other services for the efficient operation of the family court.
3. The salaries and benefits of personnel transferred into the family court pursuant to the provisions of sections 487.180 and 487.190 shall be funded according to the provisions of sections 487.180 and 487.190.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.070 - Proceedings — confidentiality.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
487.070. Proceedings — confidentiality. —
Proceedings in the family court may be in camera as directed by a judge of the family court. However, proceedings in the family court for cases brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall continue to be conducted pursuant to the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852, and proceedings under chapter 211 shall continue to be confidential as provided in chapter 211.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.080 - Jurisdiction.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
487.080. Jurisdiction. —
Except as provided in section 487.130 and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters:
(1) All actions or proceedings governed by chapter 452 including but not limited to dissolution of marriage, legal separation, separate maintenance, child custody and modification actions;
(2) Actions for annulment of marriage;
(3) Adoption actions and all actions and proceedings conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 453;
(4) Juvenile proceedings and all actions as provided for in chapter 211;
(5) Actions to establish the parent and child relationship, except actions to establish a person as an heir, devisee or trust beneficiary, and all actions provided for in chapter 210;
(6) Actions for determination of support duties and for enforcement of support, including actions under the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act and actions provided for in chapter 454. Family court personnel shall not duplicate any functions performed by the family support division or local prosecuting attorney but shall cooperate with the family support division or the local prosecuting attorney;
(7) Adult abuse and child protection actions and all actions provided for in chapter 455;
(8) Change of name actions;
(9) Marriage license waiting period waivers under chapter 451.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 6 subsec. 1, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
(1998) Statute is unconstitutional to extent that it purports to limit family courts jurisdiction to hear any matter as a division of the circuit court. State ex rel. M.D.K. v. Dolan, 968 S.W.2d 740 (Mo.App.E.D.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 487 - Family Courts › Section 487.090 - Transfer of certain actions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 487
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
487.090. Transfer of certain actions. —
1. In criminal actions where the defendant and the victim are part of the same family unit, the judge of the division in which the criminal case is pending may only transfer such case to the family court if it is in the interests of justice to all parties, the rights of the defendant, and the interests of the family. Such transfer shall only be made when the judge of the division in which the criminal case is pending and the administrative judge of the family court approve such transfer.
2. No provision of subsection 1 of this section shall abridge any of the rights of a criminal defendant.
3. If a tort action is properly joined with any of the actions enumerated in section 487.080, the entire action shall not be within the jurisdiction of the family court but shall be assigned to and heard on a civil docket unless the parties stipulate and agree in writing that the matter may be retained in the family court.
4. The judge of the probate division may transfer a guardianship proceeding wherein a guardian of a minor is requested under chapter 475 to the family court. If transferred, the family court shall have jurisdiction over such proceeding including the appointment of a guardian or conservator, if requested. Provided, however, upon final judgment, the proceeding shall be transferred to the probate division for administration. After final judgment, the judge of the probate division shall have ongoing authority to transfer the proceeding to the family court for additional action as may be needed to further the interests of justice.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 6 subsecs. 2 to 5, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)