Missouri Laws 486.1165 – Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording
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:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.1165
- certificate: the part of, or attachment to, a notarized document that, in the performance of the notarization, is completed by the notary, bears the notary's official signature and seal, and states the date, venue, and facts attested by the notary in the particular notarial act. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- Commission: both the granting of authority to perform notarial acts and the written evidence of the granting of authority to perform such acts. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- notary: any person commissioned to perform notarial acts pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(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.