Missouri § 486.690 Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when.

Missouri Statutes

§ 486.690 — Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when.

Missouri § 486.690

Title XXXIICOURTS

Ch. 486Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.690 (2026).

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1. A notary may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.685 prior to performance of a notarial act. 2. Any fees paid to a notary prior to performance of a notarial act shall be nonrefundable if:

(1)The notarial act was completed; or

(2)In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.685 , the notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.645 , or because the notary knew or had a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction was unlawful.

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1. A notary may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.685 prior to performance of a notarial act.

2. Any fees paid to a notary prior to performance of a notarial act shall be nonrefundable if:

(1) The notarial act was completed; or

(2) In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.685 , the notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.645 , or because the notary knew or had a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction was unlawful.