Terms Used In Missouri Laws 28.700

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • 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

The secretary of state may adopt rules to authorize the electronic facsimile filing of any document filed with the secretary under any provision administered by the secretary. The rules may set forth standards for the acceptance of a form of signature other than the proper handwriting of a person. A signature or document filed by electronic facsimile in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the document actually was signed by the person whose signature appears on the facsimile.