# Missouri — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For Missouri, commission term is for a term of four years; statute is Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.610, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** for a term of four years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.610 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 486.610. Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision. — 1. A person commissioned as a notary may perform notarial acts in any part of this state, and only in this state, for a term of four years, unless the commission is earlier revoked under section 486.810 or resigned under section 486.790

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> 486.610. Notary, term of commission — grandfather provision.

## Source

- https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=486.610

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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