State of Missouri Official Notary Seal Requirements
Missouri law requires every notary to use either an engraved embosser seal or a black inked rubber stamp seal on every notary certificate.
The print on the embosser or stamp must be in type not smaller than eight point type.
To be legally recognized, the engraved embosser seal or the black inked rubber stamp seal must contain:
- The notary’s exact name as it appears on their commission certificate
- The assigned commission number
- Three phrases: “Notary Seal,” “Notary Public,” “State of Missouri.”
The notary may use a black inked rubber stamp ONLY if the seal contains the information above, as well as the county for which they are commissioned and the expiration date of that commission.
The Great Seal of the State of Missouri can not be used on the notary stamp.
The notary seal is the exclusive property of the notary and the seal may not be used by any other person or surrendered to an employer upon termination of employment.
The notary is required to keep a permanently bound journal of their notary acts.