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;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.745

  • 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
  • journal: a permanently bound book to create and preserve a chronological record of notarizations that is maintained by the notary public who performed the same notarizations. See Missouri Laws 486.600
  • 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

(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.

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