1. For the purposes of performing a remote online notarial act for a person using audio-video communication, a remote online notary public has satisfactory evidence of the identity of the person if the remote online notary public confirms the identity of the person by:

(1) Personal knowledge of the identity;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.1145

  • 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
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • notary: any person commissioned to perform notarial acts pursuant to this chapter. 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
  • Secretary: the secretary of state for the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 486.600
  • 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

(2) Each of the following, if approved by rules adopted by the secretary of state:

(a) Remote presentation by the person of an identification credential, including a passport or driver’s license, that contains a photograph and the signature of the person;

(b) Credential analysis; and

(c) Identity proofing of the person described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision;

(3) Any other method that complies with any rules adopted by the secretary of state; or

(4) A valid certificate that complies with any rules adopted by the secretary of state.

2. Such rules shall be subject to the limitations in section 486.830.