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Missouri notary journal requirements

Missouri requires a permanently bound paper journal with numbered pages, kept 10 years. US Notary Journal works as your electronic journal for electronic acts and as a secure backup and business record for paper acts.

Journal required?

Required for every act

Electronic journal allowed?

Paper acts must be recorded in a paper journal. Use an electronic journal for electronic acts and as a backup.

How long to keep it

10 years

Thumbprint

Optional

Source

RSMo § 486.700

What a Missouri journal entry must include

• Date and time of the act
• Type of notarial act
• Document type or description
• Signer name
• Signer address
• How identity was proven (ID type)
• Fee charged
• Signer signature

Good to know

• Use this app as a backup and business record. It does not replace the bound journal Missouri requires.

An electronic notary journal for Missouri

Choose Missouri as your commission state and US Notary Journal sets up the entry form above, warns you about the Missouri fee cap where one applies, and locks each finished entry so it cannot be altered. Use it on your phone at the signing and on your computer at the office.

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Last checked 2026-10-25. General information, not legal advice.