Get MO Notary Acknowledgement

The Missouri Jurat certificate is used when notarizing a signature or mark on an affidavit or other sworn or affirmed written declaration. Pad of 100 certificates.

A proper notarization must contain: The signature of the individual; A notarial certificate stating the document was signed before the notary; The signature of the notary as commissioned; and. The notary's seal or stamp.

Term of office. —Each notary public may perform notarial acts for a term of four years from the date of his commission, unless sooner removed. 486.220.

—Any person who unlawfully possesses a notary's journal, official seal or any papers or copies relating to notarial acts, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

One of the most important duties of the Notary is to administer oaths and affirmations, which are solemn promises of truthfulness made by a signer, witness, or new office-holder. An oath is a promise to a deity and an affirmation is a pledge on one's personal honor.

A notary is to be an impartial witness. A Missouri notary may notarize documents that originate in other states as long as the document is being notarized in Missouri. Missouri notaries can only notarize documents in Missouri. Missouri law does not forbid notaries from notarizing the signatures of relatives.

You must appear at your county clerk's office within 60 days, from the approval date of your application, to be sworn in. Items that you need to take to the county clerk's office are: Your commission letter. Your notary bond.

A Missouri jurat (oath or affirmation) is a notarial certificate reserved for cases where the signer must attest to the contents of a particular legal instrument. An oath (promise to supreme being) or affirmation (pledge on one's personal honor) is a certification, validating the truthfulness of the instrument.