MO Notary - Missouri Notary Notarial Certificates and Wording Questions and Answers

Question 1

A signer presents a document with pre-printed notarial wording for an acknowledgment.
The notary notices that the certificate is missing the venue (the state and county of notarization).
What is the appropriate action for the notary to take?

Accepted Answer

Cross out the incorrect certificate, complete a new, full notarial certificate that includes the venue, and attach it to the document.

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Write in the state and county and proceed with the notarization.

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Refuse the notarization as the document is invalid.

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Advise the signer to return to the document creator to have a corrected version printed.

Question 2

Which of the following phrases is characteristic of the main statement in a jurat certificate, distinguishing it from an acknowledgment?

Accepted Answer

"Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me..."

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"Acknowledged before me..."

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"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal..."

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"Personally appeared..."

Question 3

A Missouri notary is completing a notarial certificate for a signature witnessing. According to RSMo 486.740, which of the following elements must be included in the certificate?

Accepted Answer

The date of the notarial act.

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The signer's home address.

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The name of the document creator.

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The fee charged for the notarization.

Question 4

If a Missouri notary attaches a loose paper notarial certificate to a document, what is a key requirement for how it must be attached?

Accepted Answer

It must be attached by staple or another method that shows evidence of any subsequent detachment.

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It must be attached with a paperclip for easy removal.

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It must be taped to the back of the signature page.

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It must be attached only after the signer has left the notary's presence.

Question 5

A notary performs an acknowledgment and later realizes they entered the wrong date on the notarial certificate after the signer has already left. Under Missouri law, what is the correct procedure to fix this error?

Accepted Answer

The notary cannot alter the certificate once the signer has left; a new notarization would be required.

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Create a new document with the correct date and forge the principal's signature.

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Mail the document back to the signer to have them initial the correction.

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Simply cross out the wrong date, write the correct one, and initial it on the original document.

Question 6

A notarial certificate for any notarial act in Missouri must contain all of the following information EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The address where the notarization took place.

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The notary's commission expiration date.

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The county where the notarial act was performed.

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The notary's official signature.

A signer presents a document with pre-printed notarial wording for an acknowledgment.The notary notices that the certificate is missing the venue (the state and county of notarization).What is the appropriate action for the notary to take?

A signer presents a document with pre-printed notarial wording for an acknowledgment.
The notary notices that the certificate is missing the venue (the state and county of notarization).
What is the appropriate action for the notary to take?