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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. In performing a remote online notarial act, the remote online notary shall properly complete a remote online notarial certificate.
2. A proper remote online notarial certificate shall contain:
(1) Completed wording appropriate to the particular remote online notarial act, as prescribed in subsection 3 of this section;
(2) A registered electronic signature; and
(3) A registered electronic notary seal, which shall include:
(a) The name of the remote online notary fully and exactly as it is spelled on the notary's commissioning document;
(b) The jurisdiction that commissioned and registered the remote online notary;
(c) The title “Electronic Notary Public”;
(d) The commission or registration number of the remote online notary; and
(e) The commission expiration date of the remote online notary.
3. The wording of a remote online notarial certificate shall be in a form that:
(1) Is set forth in section 486.1175;
(2) Is otherwise prescribed by the law of this state;
(3) Is prescribed by a law, regulation, or custom of another jurisdiction, provided it does not require actions by the remote online notary that are unauthorized by this state; or
(4) Describes the actions of the remote online notary in such a manner as to meet the requirements of the particular notarial act, as defined in section 486.600, 486.900 or 486.1100.
4. A remote online notarial certificate shall be worded and completed using only letters, characters, and a language that are read, written, and understood by the remote online notary.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXII. Courts § 486.1165. Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xxxii-courts/mo-rev-st-486-1165/
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