MO HB1056

Adds new disqualification for notary public applicants who have been convicted of, pled guilty to, or pled nolo contendere to crimes involving fraud, deceit, coercion, felonies, or official misconduct under the notary chapter

Creates Class B misdemeanor penalty for applicants who knowingly provide false information or fail to disclose qualifying criminal convictions on their notary application

Prohibits seal manufacturers from producing notary seals unless the notary presents original or certified commission documents; allows civil action against violators including recovery of attorney fees

Requires notaries to immediately notify the Secretary of State if their seal is lost, misplaced, destroyed, or damaged; Secretary must then issue a new commission number and may post public notice invalidating the old seal

Requires resigning notaries to surrender their seal to the Secretary of State; authorizes the Secretary to post public notice that the notary is no longer commissioned in Missouri