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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.755 - Jurat certificate form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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)
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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 486.760 - Signature form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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)
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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 486.765 - Certified copy form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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)
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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 486.770 - Notarized document sent out of state or country, form — certificate of authority form — apostille form, fee.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.780 - Change of address of notary, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.785 - Change of notary's name, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.790 - Resignation of notary commission.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.795 - Expiration, resignation, or revocation of notary commission, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.800 - Death of notary, personal representative duties.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.805 - Liability for damages by notary, surety, or employer of notary, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.810 - Revocation of commission, when — procedure.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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 4
*
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.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
*Subsection "3" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.815 - Suspension of notary commission.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.820 - List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.825 - Additional sanctions permitted.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.830 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.900 - Definitions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• 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.
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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 486.902 - Controlling law.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.902. Controlling law. —
Sections 486.900 to 486.1010 supplement the provisions of sections 486.600 to 486.825 for in-person electronic notarial acts. To the extent sections 486.600 to 486.825 are inconsistent with sections 486.900 to 486.1010, the provisions of 486.900 to 486.1010 control regarding the performance of in-person electronic 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 486.905 - Electronic notaries, commission, registration.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.905. Electronic notaries, commission, registration. —
1. Prior to performing electronic notarial acts, a person shall apply to be a commissioned notary for the state of Missouri.
2. A notary shall register the capability to perform electronic notarial acts with the secretary before notarizing electronically.
3. Upon recommissioning, a notary shall again register with the secretary before notarizing electronically.
4. A person may apply or reapply for a notary commission and register or reregister to perform electronic 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 486.910 - Course of instruction required.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.910. Course of instruction required. —
1. Before initially registering the capability to perform electronic notarial acts, an electronic 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 electronic 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 486.915 - Term of registration.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.915. 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 pursuant to subsection 1 of section 486.1005.
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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 486.920 - Electronic registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of records.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.920. Electronic registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of records. —
1. To register the capability to perform electronic notarial acts, a notary shall electronically sign and submit to the secretary an electronic form prescribed by the secretary that includes:
(1) Proof of successful completion of the courses and examinations required by sections 486.630 and 486.910;
(2) The following information:
(a) A description of each separate means that will be used to produce electronic signatures and electronic notary seals;
(b) Any keys, codes, software, decrypting instructions, or graphics that will allow the electronic signatures and seals produced by the means described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision to be verified;
(c) The names of any licensed authorities issuing the means for producing the electronic signatures and seals, the source of each license, and the starting and expiration dates of each pertinent certificate, software, or process;
(d) An explanation of any revocation, annulment, or other premature termination of any certificate, software, or process ever issued or registered to the applicant to produce an electronic signature or seal; and
(e) A declaration that the notary public will use the means issued or authorized for issuance by the secretary for producing an electronic notary seal; and
(3) The access instructions that will allow the electronic journal of notarial acts as described in section 486.700 to be viewed, printed, and copied.
2. Pursuant to this section, a notary public may register at the same or different times one or more respective means for producing electronic signatures and electronic notary seals, or single elements combining the required features of both, consistent with the requirements cited elsewhere in this chapter.
3. The secretary shall deny registration to any applicant submitting an electronic registration form that contains a material misstatement or omission of fact.
4. 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 486.925 - Electronic notarial acts authorized.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.925. Electronic notarial acts authorized. —
The following notarial acts may be performed electronically:
(1) Acknowledgment;
(2) Jurat;
(3) Signature witnessing; and
(4) Copy certification.
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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 486.930 - Electronic notarization, principal requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.930. Electronic notarization, principal requirements. —
1. An electronic notary shall perform an electronic notarization 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;
(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.
2. In performing electronic notarial acts, an electronic notary shall adhere to all applicable laws governing notarial acts provided in this chapter.
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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 486.935 - Electronic notarial certificate, contents, wording.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.935. Electronic notarial certificate, contents, wording. —
1. In performing an electronic notarial act, the electronic notary shall properly complete an electronic notarial certificate.
2. A proper electronic notarial certificate shall contain:
(1) Completed wording appropriate to the particular electronic 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 electronic notary fully and exactly as it is spelled on the notary's commissioning document;
(b) The jurisdiction that commissioned and registered the electronic notary;
(c) The title "Electronic Notary Public";
(d) The commission or registration number of the electronic notary; and
(e) The commission expiration date of the electronic notary.
3. The wording of an electronic notarial certificate shall be in a form that:
(1) Is set forth in sections 486.740 to 486.750;
(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 electronic notary that are unauthorized by this state; or
(4) Describes the actions of the electronic notary in such a manner as to meet the requirements of the particular notarial act, as defined in section 486.600 or 486.900.
4. An electronic notarial certificate shall be worded and completed using only letters, characters, and a language that are read, written, and understood by 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 486.940 - Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.940. Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions. —
1. In notarizing an electronic document, the notary shall attach to, or logically associate with, the electronic 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 a 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 486.945 - Journal of notarial acts, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.945. Journal of notarial acts, requirements. —
1. An electronic notary shall keep, maintain, protect, and provide for lawful inspection a chronological journal of notarial acts that is a permanently bound book with numbered pages.
2. If a notary is registered as an electronic notary:
(1) The notary shall keep an electronic journal of electronic notarial acts as described in section 486.950; and
(2) The notary shall keep a record of electronic notarial acts in the permanently bound journal.
3. 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 486.950 if each respective original electronic journal is retained.
4. 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 486.947 - Journal recordings.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.947. Journal recordings. —
1. For every electronic notarial act, the electronic notary shall record in the electronic journal at the time of notarization the following:
(1) The date and time of day of the electronic notarial act;
(2) The type of electronic notarial act;
(3) The type, title, or a description of the document or proceeding;
(4) The 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, the issuing agency, the serial or identification number, and the date of issuance or expiration;
(c) The handwritten signature and the 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 486.950;
(7) The fee, if any, charged for the electronic notarial act;
(8) The address where the electronic notarial act was performed, if not the address of the notary's regular place of work or business; and
(9) The name of any authority issuing or registering the means used to create the electronic signature that was notarized, the source of this authority's license, if any, and the expiration date of the electronic process.
2. An electronic notary shall not record a Social Security number or credit card number in the journal.
3. An electronic notary may record in the journal the circumstances for not performing or completing any requested electronic notarial act.
4. As required in subdivision (4) of subsection 2 of section 486.745, a notary shall append to the pertinent entry in the journal a notation of the nature and date of the notary's correction of a completed notarial certificate corresponding to the 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 486.950 - Additional requirements for electronic journal of electronic notarial acts and electronic notaries.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.950. Additional requirements for electronic journal of electronic notarial acts and electronic notaries. —
1. An electronic journal of electronic 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 electronic notary or any other person after a record of the electronic 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 electronic 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 electronic notarial acts, an electronic 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 electronic notary public maintaining an electronic journal of electronic notarial acts pursuant to section 486.945 shall:
(1) Provide to the secretary authorization on the registration form described in section 486.920 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. An electronic notary public maintaining an electronic journal of electronic 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 electronic 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 486.955 - Resignation, revocation, expiration, or death of electronic notary.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.955. Resignation, revocation, expiration, or death of electronic notary. —
Upon resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the electronic notary:
(1) The journal and notarial records shall be delivered to the secretary in accordance with sections 486.795 to 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 backup copy where disks or other physical storage media are not required to be surrendered, no further entries shall be made in the journal and backup. The journal and backup shall be safeguarded until both are 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 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.960 - Fees.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.960. Fees. —
1. For performing an electronic notarial act, an electronic notary public may charge the maximum fee specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee, or waive the fee.
2. The maximum fees that may be charged by an electronic notary public for performing an electronic notarial act are:
(1) For an acknowledgment, five dollars per signature;
(2) For a jurat, five dollars per signature; and
(3) For a signature witnessing, five dollars per signature.
3. An electronic notary may charge a travel fee to perform an electronic notarial act if:
(1) The notary and the person requesting the electronic notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance of the travel; and
(2) The notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is both separate from the notarial fee prescribed in subsection 2 of this section and neither specified nor mandated by law.
4. An electronic notary shall not discriminate in the charging of fees for an electronic notarial act based on the characteristics of the principal or requester of fact as set forth in subsection 1 of section 486.650, though an electronic notary may waive or reduce fees for humanitarian or charitable reasons.
5. The requirements relating to fees for an employee notary public that are prescribed in section 486.695 also apply to an electronic notary public in the performance of an electronic notarial act.
6. An electronic notary public who charges for performing electronic notarial acts shall conspicuously display in all of the notary's places of business and internet sites, or present to each principal or requester of fact if outside such places of business, an English-language schedule of maximum fees for electronic notarial acts, as specified in subsection 2 of section 486.960. No part of any such notarial fee schedule shall appear or be printed in smaller than twelve-point type.
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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 486.965 - Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.965. Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when. —
1. An electronic notary public may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.960 prior to performance of an electronic notarial act.
2. Any fees paid to an electronic notary prior to performance of an electronic notarial act are nonrefundable if:
(1) The electronic notarial act was completed; or
(2) In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.960, the electronic notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.930 or because the notary knew or had a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction was unlawful.
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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 486.970 - Notarized electronic documents transmitted to other states or nations — certificate of authority form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.970. Notarized electronic documents transmitted to other states or nations — certificate of authority form. —
1. On a notarized electronic document transmitted to another state or nation, electronic evidence of the authenticity of the seal of an electronic notary public of this state and the registered electronic signature, if required, shall be in the form of an electronic certificate of authority signed by the secretary in conformance with any current and pertinent international treaties, agreements, and conventions subscribed by the government of the United States.
2. The electronic certificate of authority described in subsection 1 of this section shall be attached to or logically associated with the electronically notarized document in such a manner that any subsequent alteration of the notarized document, or removal or alteration of the electronic certificate of authority, produces evidence of the change.
3. An electronic certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the registered electronic signature and seal of an electronic notary public of this state shall be in substantially the following form:
Certificate of Authority for Electronic Notarial Act
I, ________ (name and title of commissioning official), certify that _________ (name of electronic notary public), the person named as Electronic Notary Public in the attached, associated, or accompanying electronic document, was registered as an Electronic Notary Public for the state of Missouri and authorized to act as such at the time the document was electronically notarized. I also certify that the document bears no evidence of illegal or fraudulent alteration.
To verify this Certificate of Authority for an Electronic Notarial Act, I have included herewith my electronic seal and signature this ____ day of ___, 20 ___.
(Electronic seal and signature of secretary)
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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 486.975 - Fee for electronic certificate of authority.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.975. Fee for electronic certificate of authority. —
For issuing an electronic certificate of authority for an electronic notarial act, including an electronic form of the apostille set forth in subsection 3 of section 486.770, the secretary may charge a maximum of ten dollars.
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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 486.980 - Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.980. Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements. —
1. Within five business days after the change of an electronic notary public's e-mail address, the notary shall electronically transmit to the secretary a notice of the change secured by a registered electronic signature of the notary.
2. Any change or addition to the data on the electronic registration form described in section 486.920, including any change to an electronic journal's access instructions, shall be reported within ten days to the secretary.
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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 486.985 - Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements.

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