486.340. Executing witness defined--form of affidavit of executing witness. - Missouri Statutes

Executing witness defined--form of affidavit of executing witness.

486.340. 1. As used in this section, the words "executing witness"means an individual who acts in the place of a notary.

2. An executing witness may not be related by blood or marriage or havea disqualifying interest as defined in section 486.255.

3. The affidavit of executing witness for acknowledgment by anindividual who does not appear before a notary shall be in type not smallerthan eight-point and in substantially the following form:

I, ...... (name of executing witness), do solemnly affirm under thepenalty of perjury, that .... (name of person who does not appear before anotary), personally known to me, has executed the within ...... (type ofdocument) in my presence, and has acknowledged to me that ...... (he/she)executed the same for the purposes therein stated and requested that I sign myname on the within document as an executing witness. ......................... (signature of executing witness)

Subscribed and affirmed before me this .... day of ...., 20.... .............. (official signature and official seal of notary)

(L. 1977 H.B. 513 § 30, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1193)