1. A remote online notary public shall perform a remote online notarization authorized in sections 486.1100 to 486.1205 only while the remote online notary public is physically located within this state.

2. A remote online notary public may perform a remote online notarization for a remotely located individual who is physically located:

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.1155

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • notarization: any official act of certification, attestation, or administration that a notary public is empowered to perform pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 486.600
  • notary: any person commissioned to perform notarial acts pursuant to this chapter. 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
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(1) In this state;

(2) Outside this state but within the United States; or

(3) Outside the United States if the electronic notarization is not prohibited in the jurisdiction in which the principal is physically located at the time of the remote online notarial act.

3. The validity of a remote online notarization performed by a remote online notary public of this state in accordance with sections 486.1100 to 486.1205 shall be governed by the laws of this state.

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