Effective - 28 Aug 2020
486.965. Fees, payment of prior to performance — nonrefundable, when. — 1. An electronic notary public may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.960 prior to performance of an electronic notarial act.
2. Any fees paid to an electronic notary prior to performance of an electronic notarial act are nonrefundable if:
(1) The electronic notarial act was completed; or
(2) In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.960, the electronic notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.930 or because the notary knew or had a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction was unlawful.
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(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)