486.225. Application, form of, fee--renewal.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

486.225. Application, form of, fee--renewal.

Application, form of, fee--renewal.

486.225. 1. Upon a form prepared by the secretary of state, eachapplicant for appointment and commission as a notary public shall swear, underpenalty of perjury, that the answers to all questions on the application aretrue and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and that theapplicant is qualified to be appointed and commissioned as a notary public.The completed application form shall be filed with the secretary of state.

2. With the person's application, each applicant for appointment andcommission as a notary public shall submit to the secretary of state acommission fee of fifteen dollars.

3. Each applicant for appointment and commission as a notary publicshall state in the application whether or not the applicant has ever beenconvicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felony, or to anymisdemeanor incompatible with the duties of a notary public and if so, shallattach a list of such convictions or pleas of guilt or nolo contendere.

4. Each applicant for a renewal appointment and commission as a notarypublic may apply for such renewal appointment in a manner prescribed by thesecretary of state.

5. The secretary of state may prohibit, for a period not less thanthirty days and not more than one year, a new applicant or renewal fromreapplying for an appointment and commission as a notary public following therejection of such applicant's application by the secretary of state.

6. Prior to submitting an application to the secretary of state, eachnew applicant or renewal for appointment and commission as a notary publicshall read the Missouri notary public handbook and complete a computer-basednotary training or other notary training in a manner prescribed by thesecretary of state. Each new applicant or renewal applicant shall attest toreading such handbook and receiving such training pursuant to this subsectionat the time of submitting the application for appointment and commission as anotary public.