Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 486 · 98 active provisions
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…
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 judg…
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 offic…
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…
Commissioners shall for like services be allowed the same fees as clerks of courts of record.
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases mean: (1) "Acknowledgment", a notarial act in which an individual at a single time and place: (a) Appears in person before the notary and presents a document; (b) Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence; and (c)…
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 l…
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 no…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 ag…
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.
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…
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 sec…
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,…
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…
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.
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.
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 pro…
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, notic…
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…
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 se…
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…