2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXII - Courts
Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public
Section 486.310 Resignation, notice to public, future applications — amendment of commission.
Effective 28 Aug 2016
486.310. Resignation, notice to public, future applications — amendment of commission. — 1. If any notary public no longer desires to be a notary public, he or she shall forthwith mail or deliver to the secretary of state a letter of resignation and his or her notary seal, and his or her commission shall thereupon cease to be in effect. The secretary of state may post notice on the secretary of state's website notifying the general public that the notary is no longer a commissioned notary public in the state of Missouri. If a notary public resigns following the receipt of a complaint by the secretary of state regarding the notary public's conduct, the secretary of state may deny any future applications by such person for appointment and commission as a notary public.
2. If any notary public seeks to amend his or her commission, he or she shall forthwith mail or deliver to the secretary of state his or her notary seal unless a person, business, or manufacturer alters the existing seal in compliance with subsection 4 of section 486.285.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 513 § 24, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1193, A.L. 2016 S.B. 932)
