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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers › Section 485.075 - Appointment of temporary court reporter, when — compensation — duration.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 485
Effective - 28 Aug 1985
485.075. Appointment of temporary court reporter, when — compensation — duration. —
In the absence of the official reporter of any circuit judge because of illness or physical incapacity to perform his duties, the judge may appoint a temporary reporter, who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation as provided for the regular reporter for the time served by the appointee as temporary reporter, to be paid upon certification of the judge making such appointment. No temporary appointment shall continue through more than thirty court days in any calendar year unless so ordered by the supreme court of this state.
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(L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers › Section 485.077 - Certification of official court reporters required.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 485
Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 3 histories
485.077. Certification of official court reporters required. —
1. No judge of any court in this state shall appoint an official court reporter who is not a court reporter certified by the board of certified court reporter examiners, as provided in supreme court rule 14. In the absence of an official court reporter due to illness, physical incapacity, death, dismissal or resignation, a judge may appoint a temporary court reporter, but such temporary court reporter shall not serve more than six months without obtaining a certificate pursuant to the provisions of supreme court rule 14.
2. No testimony taken in this state by deposition shall be given in any court in this state, and no record on appeal from an administrative agency of this state shall include testimony taken in this state by deposition, unless the deposition is prepared and certified by a certified court reporter, except as provided in supreme court rule 57.03(c).
3. Deposition testimony taken outside the state shall be deemed to be in conformity with this section if the testimony was prepared and certified by a court reporter authorized to prepare and certify deposition testimony in the jurisdiction in which the testimony was taken.
4. This section shall not apply to depositions taken in this state in connection with cases not pending in a Missouri state court or administrative agency at the time the deposition was taken.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 267 § 476.365, A.L. 2007 S.B. 163, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 485 - Court Reporters and Stenographers › Section 485.090 - Reimbursement for expenses while attending court — how paid.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 485
Effective - 01 Jan 1985, see footnote
485.090. Reimbursement for expenses while attending court — how paid. —
Every official court reporter of a circuit court of a judicial circuit comprised of two or more counties, in addition to his salary, shall be reimbursed for all sums of money actually expended by him in necessary hotel and traveling expenses while engaged in attending any regular, special or adjourned term of court at any place in the judicial circuit in which he is appointed, other than the county of his residence, or while engaged in going to and from any such place for the purpose of attending terms of court. All of such actual expenses shall be paid out of the state treasury.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13347, A.L. 1951 p. 436, A.L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1963 p. 667, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1984 S.B. 581)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11725; 1919 § 12674; 1909 § 11255
Effective 1-01-85
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.100 - Appointment — powers generally.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
486.100. Appointment — powers generally. —
The governor may appoint and commission in any other state, in the District of Columbia, in each of the territories of the United States, and in any foreign country, one or more commissioners, who shall continue in office during the pleasure of the governor, and shall have authority to take relinquishments of dower of married women, the acknowledgment or proof of the execution of any deed or other conveyance, or lease of any lands lying in this state, or of any contract, letters of attorney, or of any other writing, under seal or note, to be used and recorded in this state; and such commissioners appointed for any foreign country shall also have authority to certify to the official character, signature or seal of any officer within their district, who is authorized to take acknowledgments or declarations under oath.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13382)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11760; 1919 § 2138; 1909 § 2701
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.110 - Official oath.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
486.110. Official oath. —
Every such commissioner, before performing any duty or exercising any power in virtue of his appointment, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before some judge or clerk of any United States court of record or before some judge or clerk of any court of record in and of the state of Missouri, or before a judge or clerk of one of the courts of record of the district, territory, state or county in which said commissioner shall reside, well and faithfully to execute and perform all the duties of such commissioner, under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Missouri; which oath, and a description of his seal of office, if there be one, together with his signature thereto, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of this state within six months after the date of his appointment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13383)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11761; 1919 § 2139; 1909 § 2702
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.120 - Effect of authentication by commissioner.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
486.120. Effect of authentication by commissioner. —
An acknowledgment or proof so taken according to the laws of this state, and certified to by any such commissioner, under his seal of office, if there is one annexed to or endorsed on the instrument, has the same force and effect as if the same had been made before a judge or associate circuit judge, or any other officer authorized to perform the act in this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13384, A.L. 1957 p. 351)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11762; 1919 § 2140; 1909 § 2703
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.130 - Additional powers — oaths — depositions.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
486.130. Additional powers — oaths — depositions. —
Every commissioner shall have power to administer any oath which may be lawfully required in this state, to any person willing to take it; and to take and certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts of this state, in conformity to the laws thereof, either on interrogatories proposed under commission from a court of this state, or by consent of parties, or on legal notice given to the opposite party; and all such acts may be as valid as if done and certified according to law by an associate circuit judge in this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13385)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11763; 1919 § 2141; 1909 § 2704
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.140 - Fees.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
Effective - 28 Aug 1939
486.140. Fees. —
Commissioners shall for like services be allowed the same fees as clerks of courts of record.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13386)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11764; 1919 § 2142; 1909 § 2705
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.605 - Notary commission issued, qualifications — denial of application, when, appeal — rulemaking authority.

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

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.610. Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision. —
1. A person commissioned as a notary may perform notarial acts in any part of this state, and only in this state, for a term of four years, unless the commission is earlier revoked under section 486.810 or resigned under section 486.790.
2. The existing bond, seal, length of commission term, and liability of current notaries commissioned before August 28, 2020, shall not be invalidated, modified, or terminated by this chapter, but notaries shall comply with this chapter beginning August 28, 2020, in performing notarizations and in applying for new commissions.
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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 486.615 - Commission effective, when, bond amount — surety duties — suspension of commission, when.

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

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

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.625. Application, procedure. —
1. Every application for a notary commission shall be made in a paper or electronic format established by the secretary and shall include all information required by section 486.630 and any other information as the secretary may deem appropriate.
2. A current or former notary applying for a new notary commission shall submit a new completed application and comply anew with all of the provisions of this section and sections 486.605 and 486.615.
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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 486.630 - Application, contents — declaration — application fee.

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

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.635. Application records, limitations on disclosure. —
1. Records containing the information required by subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 486.630 shall be used by the secretary and his or her designated employees only for the purpose of performing official duties provided for in this chapter and shall not be disclosed to any person other than:
(1) A government agent acting in an official capacity and duly authorized to obtain such information;
(2) A person authorized by court order; or
(3) The applicant or the applicant's duly authorized agent.
2. Records containing the information required by subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 486.630 shall be a closed record as defined in chapter 610 and subject to redaction as required in chapter 610.
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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 486.640 - Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.640. Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary. —
A notary may perform the following notarial acts:
(1) Acknowledgments;
(2) Oaths and affirmations;
(3) Jurats;
(4) Signature witnessings;
(5) Copy certifications; and
(6) Any other act authorized by the laws of Missouri.
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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 486.645 - Limitation on notarial acts, principal requirements — disqualification of notary, when — nonnotarial fee permitted, when.

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

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.650. Refusal to perform notarial act prohibited, when — exceptions. —
1. A notary shall not refuse to perform a notarial act based on the characteristics protected from employment discrimination pursuant to section 213.055.
2. A notary shall perform any notarial act described in section 486.640 for any person requesting such a notarial act who tenders the appropriate fee specified in section 486.685, unless:
(1) The notary knows or has a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction is unlawful;
(2) The notarial act is prohibited in section 486.645 or subsection 1 of this section;
(3) The number or timing of the requested notarial act or acts practicably precludes completion at the time of the request, in which case the notary shall arrange for later completion of the requested act or acts without unreasonable delay; or
(4) In the case of a request to perform an electronic notarial act, the notary is not registered to notarize electronically in accordance with sections 486.900 to 486.1010.
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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 486.655 - Notary not to influence person on transaction — notary not to investigate document or transaction.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.655. Notary not to influence person on transaction — notary not to investigate document or transaction. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of section 486.650, a notary shall not influence a person either to enter into or avoid a transaction involving a notarial act by the notary.
2. A notary commission shall not authorize the notary to investigate, ascertain, or attest to the lawfulness, propriety, accuracy, or truthfulness of a document or transaction involving a 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 486.660 - Prohibited acts.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.660. Prohibited acts. —
A notary shall not:
(1) Execute a notarial certificate containing information known or believed by the notary to be false;
(2) Affix an official signature or seal on a notarial certificate that is incomplete;
(3) Affix an official signature or seal on a notarial certificate other than at the time of notarization and in the presence of the principal; or
(4) Provide or send a signed or sealed notarial certificate to another person with the understanding that it will be completed or attached to a document outside of the notary's presence.
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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 486.665 - Signatures and photographs, prohibited acts.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.665. Signatures and photographs, prohibited acts. —
1. A notary shall not notarize a signature:
(1) On a blank or incomplete document; or
(2) On a document without notarial certificate wording.
2. A notary shall neither certify nor authenticate a photograph.
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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 486.670 - Intent to deceive or defraud prohibited — prohibited uses of title or seal.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.670. Intent to deceive or defraud prohibited — prohibited uses of title or seal. —
1. A notary shall not perform any notarial act with the intent to deceive or defraud.
2. A notary shall not use the official notary title or seal to endorse, promote, denounce, or oppose any product, service, contest, candidate for political office, ballot measure for any election, or other offering.
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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 486.675 - Nonattorney notaries, prohibited acts.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.675. Nonattorney notaries, prohibited acts. —
1. A notary who is not an attorney shall not assist another person in drafting, completing, selecting, or understanding a document or transaction requiring a notarial act.
2. Subsection 1 of this section shall not preclude a notary who is duly qualified, trained, licensed, or experienced in a particular industry or professional field from selecting, drafting, completing, or advising on a document or certificate related to a matter within that industry or field.
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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 486.680 - Limitation on notary making any claim not authorized — nonattorney notaries, services not in English, notice required — prohibited non-English terms.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.680. Limitation on notary making any claim not authorized — nonattorney notaries, services not in English, notice required — prohibited non-English terms. —
1. A notary shall not claim to have powers, qualifications, rights, or privileges that are not provided under this chapter, including the power to counsel on immigration issues.
2. A notary who is not an attorney who advertises notarial services in a language other than English shall include in the advertisement, notice, letterhead, or sign the following, prominently displayed in the same language:
(1) The statement: "I am not an attorney and have no authority to give advice on immigration or other legal matters"; and
(2) The fees for notarial acts specified in section 486.685.
3. A notary may not use the term "notario publico" or any equivalent non-English term in any business card, advertisement, notice, or sign.
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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 486.685 - Fees.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.685. Fees. —
1. For performing a notarial act, a notary 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 a notary for performing notarial acts are:
(1) For an acknowledgment, five dollars per signature;
(2) For a jurat, five dollars per signature;
(3) For a signature witnessing, five dollars per signature;
(4) For a certified copy, one dollar per page certified with a minimum total charge of three dollars; and
(5) For an electronic notarization, as specified in section 486.960.
3. A notary may charge a travel fee to perform a notarial act if:
(1) The notary and the person requesting the 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. A notary shall not discriminate in the charging of fees for a notarial act based on the characteristics of the principal or requester of fact as set forth in subsection 1 of section 486.650, though a notary may waive or reduce fees for humanitarian or charitable reasons.
5. A notary shall not charge a fee for notarizing the signature on any absentee ballot or absentee voter registration.
6. A notary who charges for his or her notarial services shall conspicuously display in their regular place of work or business, or present to each principal outside their regular place of work or business, an English-language schedule of fees for notarial acts, as specified in this section. No part of any notarial fee schedule shall 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 486.690 - Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.690. Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when. —
1. A notary may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.685 prior to performance of a notarial act.
2. Any fees paid to a notary prior to performance of a notarial act shall be nonrefundable if:
(1) The notarial act was completed; or
(2) In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.685, the notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.645, 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 486.695 - Notary's employer may prohibit charging of fees, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.695. Notary's employer may prohibit charging of fees, when. —
1. An employer may prohibit an employee who is a notary from charging for notarial acts performed on the employer's time, but shall not discriminate in the charging of fees based on the characteristics of the principal as set forth in subsection 1 of section 486.650.
2. A private employer shall not require an employee who is a notary to surrender or share fees charged for any notarial acts.
3. A governmental employer who has absorbed an employee's costs in becoming or operating as a notary shall require any fees for notarial acts performed on the employer's time either to be waived or surrendered as revenue of the employing governmental agency.
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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 486.700 - Journal to be maintained, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.700. Journal to be maintained, requirements. —
1. A 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. A notary shall maintain only one active permanently bound journal at the same time.
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 486.705 - Journal contents.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.705. Journal contents. —
1. For every notarial act, the notary shall record in the journal at the time of notarization the following:
(1) The date and time of day of the notarial act;
(2) The type of 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, its issuing agency, its serial or identification number, and its date of issuance or expiration; or
(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;
(7) The fee, if any, charged for the notarial act; and
(8) The address where the notarial act was performed, if not the address of the notary's regular place of work or business.
2. A notary shall not record a Social Security number or credit card number in the journal.
3. A notary may record in the journal the circumstances for not performing or completing any requested 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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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.710 - Examination and copying of journal — fee for certified copy, exception.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.710. Examination and copying of journal — fee for certified copy, exception. —
1. The journal may be examined and copied without restriction by a law enforcement officer in the course of an official investigation, subpoenaed by court order, pursuant to subpoena power as authorized by law, or surrendered at the direction of the secretary. Nothing in this section shall prevent a notary public from seeking appropriate judicial protective orders.
2. Upon complying with a request for copies pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the notary shall charge not more than one dollar per copy. If a certified copy is requested, the fee shall be as specified in section 486.685.
3. A notary public shall, upon written request, furnish to the secretary certified copies of the notary's journal without cost.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.715 - Safeguarding of journal, requirements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.715. Safeguarding of journal, requirements. —
1. A notary shall safeguard his or her journal and all other notarial records and surrender or destroy them only by court order or at the direction of the secretary.
2. If not in use, the journal shall be kept in a secure area under the exclusive control of the notary and shall not be used by any other notary, nor surrendered to an employer upon termination of employment.
3. Within ten days after a notary's journal is discovered to be stolen, lost, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise rendered unusable or unreadable, the notary, after informing the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism, shall notify the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, and also provide a copy or identification number of any pertinent police report.
4. Upon resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the notary, 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.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.725 - Paper documents, notarizing — signature and seal — lost or stolen seal — resignation, expiration, or death of notary, effect of — revocation, return of seal.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.725. Paper documents, notarizing — signature and seal — lost or stolen seal — resignation, expiration, or death of notary, effect of — revocation, return of seal. —
1. In notarizing a paper document, a notary public shall affix an official signature and an official seal on the notarial certificate at the time the notarial act is performed.
2. The official seal of a notary shall not be used for any purpose other than performing notarial acts.
3. The official seal of a notary shall:
(1) Be the exclusive property of the notary;
(2) Not be affixed by any other person;
(3) Be kept secure and accessible only to the notary; and
(4) Not be surrendered to an employer upon termination of employment.
4. Within ten days after the official seal of a notary is discovered to be stolen, lost, damaged, or otherwise rendered incapable of affixing a legible image, the notary, after informing the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism, shall notify the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, and also provide a copy or number of any pertinent police report. Upon receipt of such notice, the secretary shall issue to the notary a new commission that shall be presented to a seal vendor in accordance with section 486.735.
5. As soon as reasonably practicable after resignation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the notary, the seal shall be destroyed or defaced so that it may not be misused.
6. For a commission that has been revoked, the notary shall forward their seal to the secretary's office for disposal. Failure to do so may be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars, at the discretion of the secretary.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.730 - Official seal, placement of, elements.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.730. Official seal, placement of, elements. —
1. Near the notary's official signature on each paper notarial certificate, the notary shall affix a sharp, legible, permanent, and photographically reproducible image of the official seal that shall include the following elements:
(1) The notary's name exactly as stated on the commission;
(2) The identification number of the notary's commission;
(3) The words "Notary Public", "Notary Seal", and "State of Missouri" and "My commission expires (commission expiration date)"; and
(4) A border in a rectangular or circular shape no larger than one sixteenth of an inch, surrounding the required words.
2. Illegible information within a seal impression may be typed or printed legibly by the notary adjacent to but not within the impression, or another impression may be legibly affixed nearby.
3. An embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible may be used in addition to, but not in place of, the official seal described in subsection 1 of this section.
4. A seal as described in subsection 1 of this section shall not be affixed over printed or written matter.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.735 - Selling or manufacturing notary seals, registration required — requirements for sale or manufacture — violation, penalty.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.735. Selling or manufacturing notary seals, registration required — requirements for sale or manufacture — violation, penalty. —
1. A vendor or manufacturer shall register with the secretary prior to selling or manufacturing notary seals. The secretary shall maintain an internet site for the purpose of allowing vendors and manufacturers to confirm the current standing of any notary in the state.
2. A vendor or manufacturer shall not provide a notary seal to a purchaser claiming to be a notary, unless the purchaser presents a notary commission issued by the secretary, and unless:
(1) In the case of a purchaser appearing in person, the vendor or manufacturer identifies this individual as the person named in the commission, through either personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of identity; or
(2) In the case of a purchaser ordering a seal by mail or delivery service, the vendor or manufacturer confirms the notary's standing as a commissioned notary through the internet site.
3. For each commission, a vendor or manufacturer shall make or sell only one seal and, if requested by the person presenting the commission, only one embossing seal.
4. After manufacturing or providing a notary seal, the vendor shall affix an image of all seals on a form as prescribed by the secretary and, within seven business days, send the completed form to the secretary, retaining a copy of the form and the commission for a period of five years.
5. A notary obtaining a seal as a result of a name change shall present a copy of the confirmation of notary's name or address change from the secretary in accordance with sections 486.780 and 486.785.
6. A vendor or manufacturer who fails to comply with this section shall be subject to a fine of one thousand dollars for each violation. For multiple violations, a vendor's permission to sell or manufacture notary seals may be withdrawn by the secretary. Such violation shall not preclude the civil liability of the vendor to parties injured by the vendor's failure to comply with this section.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.740 - Notarial certificate required, contents, form.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.740. Notarial certificate required, contents, form. —
1. For every notarial act involving a document, a notary shall properly complete a notarial certificate that contains or states:
(1) The official signature of the notary, in accordance with section 486.725;
(2) An impression of the official seal of the notary, in accordance with section 486.725;
(3) The venue of the notarial act where the notary is located, including the name of this state and of the pertinent county;
(4) The date of the notarial act; and
(5) The facts and particulars attested by the notary in performing the respective notarial act.
2. A notarial certificate shall be sufficient for a particular notarial act only if it meets the requirements of subsection 1 of this section and is in a form that:
(1) Is set forth for that act in this chapter;
(2) Is otherwise prescribed for that act by the laws of this state;
(3) Is prescribed for that act by a law, regulation, or custom of another jurisdiction, provided it does not require actions by the notary that are unauthorized by the laws of this state; or
(4) Describes the actions of the notary in such a manner as to meet the requirements of the particular notarial act.
3. A notarial certificate shall be worded and completed using only letters, characters, and a language that are read, written, and understood by the notary.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.745 - Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when.

Title XXXII COURTS
Chapter 486
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.745. Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when. —
1. A paper notarial certificate that is attached to a document during the notarization of the signature of a principal shall:
(1) Be attached by staple or other method that leaves evidence of any subsequent detachment;
(2) Be attached, signed, and sealed only by the notary and only at the time of notarization and in the presence of the principal;
(3) Be attached immediately following the signature page if the certificate is the same size as that page, or to the front of the signature page if the certificate is smaller; and
(4) Contain all of the elements described in section 486.740 on the same sheet of paper.
2. A notary may correct an error or omission made by that notary in a notarial certificate if:
(1) The original certificate and document are returned to the notary;
(2) The notary verifies the error by reference to the pertinent journal entry, the document itself, or to other determinative written evidence;
(3) The notary legibly corrects the certificate and initials and dates the correction in ink, or replaces the original certificate with a correct certificate; and
(4) The notary appends to the pertinent journal entry a notation regarding the nature and date of the correction.
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXXII - Courts › Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public › Section 486.750 - Form of certificate.

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