Missouri · NotarizationMissouri remote online notarization: who can do it, where the signer can be and the recording

A Missouri notary must be commissioned and register the capability with the Secretary of State before performing remote online notarial acts, and must first complete an approved course and pass an exam (RSMo 486.1120, 486.1125). Only acknowledgments and jurats can be performed remotely (486.1140). The notary may act only while physically in Missouri, for a signer who is in Missouri, elsewhere in the United States, or outside the country if electronic notarization isn't prohibited where the signer is; Missouri law governs the act's validity (486.1155). The signer must appear by live audio-video, be personally known or identified by satisfactory evidence – such as a photo ID presented remotely with credential analysis and identity proofing if the Secretary's rules approve – appear to understand the transaction and act freely, communicate directly with the notary in a shared language and establish the electronic signature as their own (486.1145, 486.1150). The certificate carries a registered electronic signature and an electronic seal titled "Electronic Notary Public" with the notary's name, jurisdiction, number and commission expiration (486.1165). The notary records the act on audio and video and keeps the recording for at least ten years (486.1195), and may charge a separate remote transaction fee only if agreed in advance and explained as not required by law (486.1160).