{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-486.785","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.785","heading":"Change of notary's name, requirements.","body":"1. Within ten days after the change of a notary's name by court order or marriage, the notary shall send to the secretary by any means providing a tangible receipt, including certified mail and electronic transmission, a signed notice of the change, giving both the former and the new name, with a copy of any official authorization for such change, along with a fee of five dollars.\n2. A notary with a new name shall continue to use the former name in performing notarial acts until:\n(1) The notice described in subsection 1 of this section has been delivered or transmitted;\n(2) A confirmation of the notary's name or address change has been received from the secretary;\n(3) A new seal bearing the new name exactly as in the confirmation has been obtained; and\n(4) The surety for the notary's bond has been informed in writing.\n3. Upon completing the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, the notary shall use his or her new name.","path":["Title XXXII - COURTS","Chapter 486 - Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.785","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"369ccfad04b89bf7f2729ea3cf427db77f7393cc1a5bf411a0969fa2c31cb97c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-486.780","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-486.790"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}