1. For the purposes of sections 442.150 to 442.360, a person may personally appear before the officer taking the acknowledgment by:

(1) Being in the same physical location as another person and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with that individual; or

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(2) Interacting with another individual by means of communication technology that complies with the provisions of sections 486.600 to 486.1205.

2. The acknowledging officer shall designate in the acknowledgment form, as provided in section 442.210, whether the principal personally appeared before the officer pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of this section. In cases of a personal appearance under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, it shall be deemed in compliance with sections 442.150 to 442.360 if the acknowledging officer amends the acknowledgment form to read “before me personally appears by means of communication of technology”.