Missouri Laws 486.660 – Prohibited acts
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A notary shall not:
(1) Execute a notarial certificate containing information known or believed by the notary to be false;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.660
- 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
- notarization: any official act of certification, attestation, or administration that a notary public is empowered to perform pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- notary: any person commissioned to perform notarial acts pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- Official signature: a handwritten signature made by a notary that uses the exact name appearing in the notary's commission and is signed with the intent to perform a notarial act. See Missouri Laws 486.600
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(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.