Title XXXII — COURTS

486.810. Revocation of commission, when — procedure. — 1. The secretary may revoke a notary commission for any ground on which an application for a commission may be denied pursuant to subsection 4* of section 486.605. 2. The secretary shall revoke the commission of any notary wh…

486.815. Suspension of notary commission. — 1. The secretary may immediately suspend a notary commission upon written notice sent by certified mail if the situation is deemed to have a serious unlawful effect on the general public, provided that the notary shall be entitled to he…

[Repealed or reserved.]

486.825. Additional sanctions permitted. — The sanctions of this chapter shall not preclude any other sanctions or remedies provided by law. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)

486.830. Rulemaking authority. — The secretary may promulgate rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the duties specifically delegated to the secretary in this chapter. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created pursu…

486.900. Definitions. — As used in sections 486.900 to 486.1010, the following terms and phrases mean: (1) "Capable of independent verification", any interested person may confirm the validity of an electronic notary's identity and authority through a publicly accessible system; …

486.902. Controlling law. — Sections 486.900 to 486.1010 supplement the provisions of sections 486.600 to 486.825 for in-person electronic notarial acts. To the extent sections 486.600 to 486.825 are inconsistent with sections 486.900 to 486.1010, the provisions of 486.900 to 486…

486.905. Electronic notaries, commission, registration. — 1. Prior to performing electronic notarial acts, a person shall apply to be a commissioned notary for the state of Missouri. 2. A notary shall register the capability to perform electronic notarial acts with the secretary …

486.910. Course of instruction required. — 1. Before initially registering the capability to perform electronic notarial acts, an electronic notary shall complete a course of instruction as approved by the secretary, in addition to the course required for commissioning as a notar…

486.915. Term of registration. — The term of registration of an electronic notary public shall begin on the registration starting date set by the secretary and shall continue as long as the notary's commission remains in effect or until registration is terminated pursuant to subs…

486.920. Electronic registration form, contents — denial of registration, when — confidentiality of records. — 1. To register the capability to perform electronic notarial acts, a notary shall electronically sign and submit to the secretary an electronic form prescribed by the se…

486.925. Electronic notarial acts authorized. — The following notarial acts may be performed electronically: (1) Acknowledgment; (2) Jurat; (3) Signature witnessing; and (4) Copy certification. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1655)

486.930. Electronic notarization, principal requirements. — 1. An electronic notary shall perform an electronic notarization only if the principal: (1) Is in the presence of the notary at the time of notarization; (2) Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary …

486.935. Electronic notarial certificate, contents, wording. — 1. In performing an electronic notarial act, the electronic notary shall properly complete an electronic notarial certificate. 2. A proper electronic notarial certificate shall contain: (1) Completed wording appropria…

486.940. Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions. — 1. In notarizing an electronic document, the notary shall attach to, or logically associate with, the electronic notarial certificate a registered electronic signature and a registered electronic no…

486.945. Journal of notarial acts, requirements. — 1. An electronic notary shall keep, maintain, protect, and provide for lawful inspection a chronological journal of notarial acts that is a permanently bound book with numbered pages. 2. If a notary is registered as an electronic…

486.947. Journal recordings. — 1. For every electronic notarial act, the electronic notary shall record in the electronic journal at the time of notarization the following: (1) The date and time of day of the electronic notarial act; (2) The type of electronic notarial act; (3) T…

486.950. Additional requirements for electronic journal of electronic notarial acts and electronic notaries. — 1. An electronic journal of electronic notarial acts shall: (1) Allow journal entries to be made, viewed, printed, and copied only after access is obtained by a procedur…

486.955. Resignation, revocation, expiration, or death of electronic notary. — Upon resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the electronic notary: (1) The journal and notarial records shall be delivered to the secretary in accordance with sectio…

486.960. Fees. — 1. For performing an electronic notarial act, an electronic notary public may charge the maximum fee specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee, or waive the fee. 2. The maximum fees that may be charged by an electronic notary public for performi…

486.965. Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when. — 1. An electronic notary public may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.960 prior to performance of an electronic notarial act. 2. Any fees paid to an electronic notary prior to performance of…

486.970. Notarized electronic documents transmitted to other states or nations — certificate of authority form. — 1. On a notarized electronic document transmitted to another state or nation, electronic evidence of the authenticity of the seal of an electronic notary public of th…

486.975. Fee for electronic certificate of authority. — For issuing an electronic certificate of authority for an electronic notarial act, including an electronic form of the apostille set forth in subsection 3 of section 486.770, the secretary may charge a maximum of ten dollars…

486.980. Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements. — 1. Within five business days after the change of an electronic notary public's e-mail address, the notary shall electronically transmit to the secretary a notice of the change secured by a register…

486.985. Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements. — 1. Upon becoming aware that the status, functionality, or validity of the means for producing a registered electronic signature, notary seal, or single element combining the signature and seal, ha…

486.990. Termination of registration upon termination of commission as an electronic notary. — 1. Any revocation, resignation, expiration, or other termination of the commission of a notary public immediately terminates any existing registration as an electronic notary. 2. A nota…

486.995. Notary representative's duties upon termination of electronic notary commission. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, if the commission of an electronic notary public expires or is resigned or revoked, if registration as an electronic notary terminate…

*487.010. Designation of family courts — designation of division — administrative judge — split venue, assignments — removal of judge. — 1. The majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, in the circuit, may designate, by local court rule, a family court …

487.020. Appointment of commissioners, juvenile commissioners, automatic appointment, terms — family court commissioner, compensation, certain circuits — qualifications, compensation, retirement. — 1. In each circuit or a county having a family court, a majority of the circuit an…

487.030. Findings by commissioner become judgment of court, when, notice of findings — motion for hearing by judge, time limit, computation of time. — 1. The findings and recommendations of the commissioner shall become the judgment of the court when adopted and confirmed by an o…

487.040. Cases may be heard by commissioner — hearings, where conducted — split venue, assignment of commissioners. — 1. The administrative judge of the family court, or in circuits or counties which have a family court pursuant to subsection 2 of section 487.010 having one judge…

487.050. Judges and commissioners, qualifications — reviewability — removal, grounds — terms. — 1. To the extent feasible, judges designated as family court judges and the commissioners appointed under sections 487.020 to 487.040 shall be those who: (1) Desire to be so assigned; …

487.060. Family court administrator — duties — compensation. — 1. In each circuit having a family court, on approval of the majority of the circuit judges and associate circuit judges en banc, the court may employ a person to perform the functions of a family court administrator.…

487.070. Proceedings — confidentiality. — Proceedings in the family court may be in camera as directed by a judge of the family court. However, proceedings in the family court for cases brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall continue to be conducted pursuant to the provi…

487.080. Jurisdiction. — Except as provided in section 487.130 and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the family court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters: (1) All actions or proceedings governed by chap…

487.090. Transfer of certain actions. — 1. In criminal actions where the defendant and the victim are part of the same family unit, the judge of the division in which the criminal case is pending may only transfer such case to the family court if it is in the interests of justice…

487.100. Mediation, counseling, home study may be recommended — costs. — In any family court case the judge or commissioner may, on the judge's or commissioner's own motion or, at the request of a party, order or recommend mediation, counseling or a home study. The costs of such …

487.110. Uniform child custody jurisdiction act, application. — The uniform child custody jurisdiction act, as enacted in sections 452.440 to 452.550*, shall apply to all custody proceedings in the family court. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 7) *Sections 452.440 to 452.550 were …

487.120. Immediate need to hear case outside jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. — In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling outside the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court, and no other judge of the circuit is available to hea…

487.130. Immediate need to hear case within jurisdiction, assignment of judge, conditions. — In the event that there is an immediate need to hear a case falling within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the family court and no family court judge or commissioner is available t…

487.140. Cooperative agreements with department of social services. — For the purpose of obtaining the maximum allowable federal financial participation funds, the family court of each circuit or a county therein with the approval of the circuit and associate circuit judges en ba…

487.150. Family court coordinating committee, duties — members. — The administrative judge of the family court, or if none, the presiding judge of each circuit having a family court division or each circuit having a family court division in a county in the circuit may appoint a f…

487.160. Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when. — Any reference in the statutory laws of this state to the juvenile division of the circuit court shall be deemed to include the family court when involving matters previously within the exclusive original jur…

487.180. Transfer of equipment and property from juvenile court division to family court. — In any jurisdiction that has a family court, all equipment, property, facilities and funds of the juvenile court division as it exists on the day prior to August 28, 1993, shall be transfe…

487.190. Continuation of payment of salaries and benefits. — Any salary or benefits paid to an employee in a position of employment authorized by law outside the provisions of sections 487.010 to 487.190 shall continue to be paid in the same manner and from the same source as suc…

487.200. Medication-assisted treatment, not prohibited, when. — 1. As used in this section, "medication-assisted treatment" means the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment …