1. On a notarized document sent to another state or nation, evidence of the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary commissioned pursuant to this chapter, if required, shall be in the form of:

(1) A certificate of authority from the secretary, authenticated as necessary by additional certificates from United States or foreign government agencies; or

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 486.770

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) In the case of a notarized document to be used in a nation that has signed and ratified the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of October 5, 1961, an apostille from the secretary or other federally designated official in the form prescribed by the Convention and described in subsection 3 of this section, with no additional authenticating certificates required.

2. A certificate of authority evidencing the authenticity of the official seal and signature of a notary commissioned pursuant to this chapter shall be substantially in the following form:

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Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act
I, _________?(name, title, jurisdiction of authenticating official), certify that _________?(name of notary), the person named in the seal and signature on the attached document, was a Notary Public for the state of Missouri and authorized to act as such at the time of the document’s notarization.
To verify this Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act, I have affixed below my signature and seal of office this _________?day of _________?, 20__.
__________________?(Signature and seal of commissioning official)

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3. An apostille prescribed by the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of October 5, 1961, shall be in the form of a square with sides at least nine centimeters long and contain exactly the following wording:

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APOSTILLE
(Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)
1. Country: _________?
2. This public document has been signed by _________?
3. acting in the capacity of _________?
4. bears the seal/stamp of _________?
CERTIFIED
5. at _________?
6. the _________?
7. by _________?
8. No. _________?
9. Seal/Stamp
10. Signature: __________________?

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4. The secretary may charge a fee as set forth in section 28.160 for issuing a certificate of authority or an apostille.

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