Apostille in Missouri
Which documents this office will accept
- From the source
Notarized documents must contain a proper notarial certificate with notary signature and seal
By document type
| Document type | What this office requires |
|---|---|
| birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, school documents | must be certified copies from the issuing authority (state/local registrar, court, school) |
Certifications you may need first
No additional certification step is required before the apostille.
The request form
- Form
No dedicated form — the office asks for a cover letter.
- From the source
Cover letter; credit-card payment sheet: https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/Notary/CreditCardPaymentSheet.pdf
Requesting online
- Online route
There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.
Where to go in person
The source lists no office for in-person service.
What it costs
| Fee | Applies to | Details |
|---|---|---|
| $10.00 USD per document | All documents | "The fee for certifying documents is $10 per certification or authentication." (per document per notary/official signature; multiple notarizations by the same notary on one document = $10) |
| $100.00 USD per child, per adoption | adoption documents | Cap: "State law limits the state's allowable fee for processing certain documents to $100 per child per adoption." |
How to pay
- By mail
Check, money order, or card payment.
- Make it payable to
Secretary of State's Office
Copy that exactly as written.
- From the source
Check or money order payable to Secretary of State's Office; MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover (credit card payments carry a small convenience fee — use Credit Card Payment Sheet)
Where to send your documents
- Mailing address
- Commissions, Secretary of State's Office, 600 West Main, Room 322, Jefferson City, MO 65101
How long it takes
Processing time is not published for this office.
- From the source
Not stated on official page (unverified)
Checking status and verifying an apostille
- Verify an issued apostille
No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one.
- Check a request's status
No status-tracking page is published for this office.
Remote online notarization
- Status
Remote online notarization is permitted here.
- Legal basis
RSMo §§ 486.1100–486.1205 (remote online notarization), effective August 28, 2020
- In force since
August 28, 2020
- What the notary must register
Yes — commission plus separate RON registration with the Secretary of State before performing remote acts (RSMo 486.1120); requires an approved course of instruction and exam on electronic notarization law (RSMo 486.1125); registration form must identify/describe the RON technology used (RSMo 486.1130); re-register on commission renewal; RON provider/software must be approved per 15 CSR 30-110.030–.040
- How the signer is identified
Personal knowledge; or credential analysis of a government-issued ID (remote presentation, authenticity testing, visual comparison to live video) combined with identity proofing; RON software must support at least 2 of: credential analysis, dynamic KBA (min. 5 questions, 5+ answer choices, 80% pass, 2-minute limit; up to 2 retakes within 48 hours with 40% question replacement), biometrics (facial/voice/fingerprint) (15 CSR 30-110.040/.050); no credible-witness option listed for remote acts (NNA)
- Fee caps
Standard notarial act: $5.00 USD
No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act. A missing cap is not the same as “no cap” — the reason is in the notes below.
- From the source
RON: notarial fee capped at $5 per signature (RSMo 486.960); PLUS an additional "remote online notary transaction fee" with no statutory dollar cap, allowed only if agreed in advance and disclosed as "separate from the notarial fee... and... not mandated by law" (RSMo 486.1160). Standard, RSMo 486.685: acknowledgment "five dollars per signature"; jurat "five dollars per signature"; signature witnessing "five dollars per signature"; certified copy "one dollar per page certified with a minimum total charge of three dollars"; electronic notarial acts $5 per signature (RSMo 486.960). Travel fee allowed if agreed in advance and disclosed as separate/not mandated. Fee schedule must be conspicuously displayed (≥12-point type); no charge allowed for absentee-ballot/voter-registration notarizations; RON notary must be physically in Missouri (RSMo 486.1155)
Other things the source says
In-person offices: none stated on official page — mail submission described only; third-party sites describe walk-in service at 600 West Main (unverified)
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