Missouri § 486.745 Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when.

Missouri Statutes

§ 486.745 — Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when.

Missouri § 486.745

Title XXXIICOURTS

Ch. 486Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.745 (2026).

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1. A paper notarial certificate that is attached to a document during the notarization of the signature of a principal shall:

(1)Be attached by staple or other method that leaves evidence of any subsequent detachment;

(2)Be attached, signed, and sealed only by the notary and only at the time of notarization and in the presence of the principal;

(3)Be attached immediately following the signature page if the certificate is the same size as that page, or to the front of the signature page if the certificate is smaller; and

(4)Contain all of the elements described in section 486.740 on the same sheet of paper. 2. A notary may correct an error or omission made by that notary in a notarial certificate if:

(1)The original certificate and document are returned to the notary;

(2)

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1. A paper notarial certificate that is attached to a document during the notarization of the signature of a principal shall:

(1) Be attached by staple or other method that leaves evidence of any subsequent detachment;

(2) Be attached, signed, and sealed only by the notary and only at the time of notarization and in the presence of the principal;

(3) Be attached immediately following the signature page if the certificate is the same size as that page, or to the front of the signature page if the certificate is smaller; and

(4) Contain all of the elements described in section 486.740 on the same sheet of paper.

2. A notary may correct an error or omission made by that notary in a notarial certificate if:

(1) The original certificate and document are returned to the notary;

(2) The notary verifies the error by reference to the pertinent journal entry, the document itself, or to other determinative written evidence;

(3) The notary legibly corrects the certificate and initials and dates the correction in ink, or replaces the original certificate with a correct certificate; and

(4) The notary appends to the pertinent journal entry a notation regarding the nature and date of the correction.