Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.715. Safeguarding of journal, requirements. — 1. A notary shall safeguard his or her journal and all other notarial records and surrender or destroy them only by court order or at the direction of the secretary.
2. If not in use, the journal shall be kept in a secure area under the exclusive control of the notary and shall not be used by any other notary, nor surrendered to an employer upon termination of employment.
3. Within ten days after a notary's journal is discovered to be stolen, lost, destroyed, damaged, or otherwise rendered unusable or unreadable, the notary, after informing the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism, shall notify the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, and also provide a copy or identification number of any pertinent police report.
4. Upon resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notary commission, or death of the notary, the journal and notarial records shall be delivered to the secretary in accordance with section 486.795 or 486.800 by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public
Section 486.100 - Appointment — powers generally.
Section 486.110 - Official oath.
Section 486.120 - Effect of authentication by commissioner.
Section 486.130 - Additional powers — oaths — depositions.
Section 486.600 - Definitions.
Section 486.610 - Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision.
Section 486.620 - Secretary to prepare notary commission, duties — register of notaries.
Section 486.625 - Application, procedure.
Section 486.630 - Application, contents — declaration — application fee.
Section 486.635 - Application records, limitations on disclosure.
Section 486.640 - Notarial acts authorized to be performed by notary.
Section 486.650 - Refusal to perform notarial act prohibited, when — exceptions.
Section 486.660 - Prohibited acts.
Section 486.665 - Signatures and photographs, prohibited acts.
Section 486.670 - Intent to deceive or defraud prohibited — prohibited uses of title or seal.
Section 486.675 - Nonattorney notaries, prohibited acts.
Section 486.690 - Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when.
Section 486.695 - Notary's employer may prohibit charging of fees, when.
Section 486.700 - Journal to be maintained, requirements.
Section 486.705 - Journal contents.
Section 486.710 - Examination and copying of journal — fee for certified copy, exception.
Section 486.715 - Safeguarding of journal, requirements.
Section 486.730 - Official seal, placement of, elements.
Section 486.740 - Notarial certificate required, contents, form.
Section 486.750 - Form of certificate.
Section 486.755 - Jurat certificate form.
Section 486.760 - Signature form.
Section 486.765 - Certified copy form.
Section 486.780 - Change of address of notary, requirements.
Section 486.785 - Change of notary's name, requirements.
Section 486.790 - Resignation of notary commission.
Section 486.795 - Expiration, resignation, or revocation of notary commission, requirements.
Section 486.800 - Death of notary, personal representative duties.
Section 486.805 - Liability for damages by notary, surety, or employer of notary, when.
Section 486.810 - Revocation of commission, when — procedure.
Section 486.815 - Suspension of notary commission.
Section 486.820 - List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of.
Section 486.825 - Additional sanctions permitted.
Section 486.830 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 486.900 - Definitions.
Section 486.902 - Controlling law.
Section 486.905 - Electronic notaries, commission, registration.
Section 486.910 - Course of instruction required.
Section 486.915 - Term of registration.
Section 486.925 - Electronic notarial acts authorized.
Section 486.930 - Electronic notarization, principal requirements.
Section 486.935 - Electronic notarial certificate, contents, wording.
Section 486.940 - Electronic signature and seal, requirements — employers, restrictions.
Section 486.945 - Journal of notarial acts, requirements.
Section 486.947 - Journal recordings.
Section 486.955 - Resignation, revocation, expiration, or death of electronic notary.
Section 486.965 - Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when.
Section 486.975 - Fee for electronic certificate of authority.
Section 486.980 - Electronic notary's e-mail address change, other changes, requirements.
Section 486.985 - Production of electronic signature or seal, compromise of, requirements.
Section 486.995 - Notary representative's duties upon termination of electronic notary commission.
Section 486.1005 - Secretary to terminate electronic notary's registration, when — procedure.
Section 486.1010 - Impersonating or improperly influencing an electronic notary, penalties.
Section 486.1100 - Definitions.
Section 486.1105 - Controlling law.
Section 486.1110 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 486.1115 - Standards for remote online notarization, secretary's duties.
Section 486.1120 - Notary commission and registration required.
Section 486.1125 - Course of instruction required, content.
Section 486.1135 - Term of registration.
Section 486.1140 - Permissible remote online notarial acts.
Section 486.1145 - Audio-video communication, use of, requirements.
Section 486.1150 - Principal requirements for remote online notarization.
Section 486.1160 - Additional transaction fee.
Section 486.1165 - Remote online notarial certificate, contents, wording.
Section 486.1175 - Jurat certificate form — signature form.
Section 486.1180 - Electronic journals.
Section 486.1185 - Electronic journal recording requirements.
Section 486.1195 - Audio and video recording of performance of notarial acts, when, requirements.
Section 486.1200 - Safeguarding electronic documents, signature, and seal.
Section 486.1205 - Remote online notary — resignation, revocation, expiration, or death — procedure.