--- title: "Does a Power of Attorney Need to Be Notarized in Missouri?" description: "Missouri power of attorney: yes, a notary is required, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-missouri" --- Does it need a notary? · Missouri # Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in Missouri? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a power of attorney needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) Yes, a notary is required. A durable power of attorney is dated and acknowledged the way the law prescribes for conveyances of real estate. ## In the official wording "dated and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by law for conveyances of real estate." From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Witnesses None under the execution rule we read. Section 404.705 doesn't mention witnesses. "subscribed by the principal, and dated and acknowledged" Recording for real estate It doesn't have to be recorded to be valid, but recording may be required for real estate transactions under 442.360 and 442.370. "may be required for transactions affecting real estate" Durable after incapacity It must be titled Durable Power of Attorney and include the statute's durable provision. "THIS IS A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE AUTHORITY OF MY ATTORNEY IN FACT SHALL NOT TERMINATE" **Not confirmed on the pages we read:** an agent acknowledgment and an official form. Check with [RSMo 404.705, Durable power of attorney (Missouri Revisor of Statutes)](https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=404.705). ## Next step Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Missouri, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)). How Missouri treats it: Missouri says a notarial act performed in another state by a qualifying officer, such as that state's notary, has the same effect as if a Missouri notarial officer performed it. [More on Missouri signers](/notary/online-notary/missouri). If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county recorder of deeds before you sign. [Notarize it online ($50 per session)](/notary/#order) [Request a mobile notary in Missouri](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey?state=Missouri#request) Booking sends a request; we confirm the time and the price before you pay. In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Missouri near you; you approve the price first. If a local notary in Missouri does it: Acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, per signature, $5; Electronic acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, per signature, $5, under the state's fee rules ([Missouri notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/missouri)). ## Get it notarized online today Online notary: open now until 9 PM ET · sessions by appointment · times confirmed by email A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, wherever you are in the U.S. $50 for the session, $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. **What you need** - A valid government photo ID - A computer or phone with a camera - The unsigned document [Book an online session](/notary/?service=ron#order) Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. [What it must say](/notary/remote-online-notarization-certificate-wording) Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. [What to ask them](/notary/will-my-online-notarization-be-accepted) · [Several signers](/notary/online-notarization-multiple-signers) ## Official sources - [RSMo 404.705, Durable power of attorney (Missouri Revisor of Statutes)](https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=404.705) (checked November 2026) - [RSMo 404.700, Law, how cited (Missouri Revisor of Statutes)](https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=404.700) (checked November 2026) We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Missouri?** Yes, a notary is required. A durable power of attorney is dated and acknowledged the way the law prescribes for conveyances of real estate. **Are witnesses needed for a Missouri power of attorney?** None under the execution rule we read. Section 404.705 doesn't mention witnesses. **Does a Missouri power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?** It doesn't have to be recorded to be valid, but recording may be required for real estate transactions under 442.360 and 442.370. **Can I sign a Missouri power of attorney with an online notary?** Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Missouri. Missouri says a notarial act performed in another state by a qualifying officer, such as that state's notary, has the same effect as if a Missouri notarial officer performed it. **What does a notary charge in Missouri?** $5 per signature for an acknowledgment, jurat or signature witnessing, under the state's fee rules. A mobile notary may add a travel fee; ask for the total first. ## Keep going - [Signing checklist](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=mo&type=financial) - [Power of attorney rules in every state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) - [A car title in Missouri](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/car-title-missouri) - [A will in Missouri](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-missouri) - [A small estate affidavit in Missouri](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-missouri) A power of attorney in another state: [Minnesota](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-minnesota) · [Montana](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-montana) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=power-of-attorney) ## Ready to sign? Book a video session. [Book an online notarization](/notary/#order)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)