Notary services are available to residents of Twin Oaks by appointment only, during City Hall business hours.  See the bottom of this page for information on how to schedule an appointment.

The City notary may perform the following notarial acts for any person, firm, corporation or other entity, for residents of Twin Oaks:

    Acknowledgements
    Oaths and affirmations
    Jurats
    Signature witnessing
    Copy certifications
    Any other act authorized by the laws of Missouri

The City notary may only provide notarial services under the following conditions:

    A notary shall perform a notarial act only if the individual requesting the act
    Is in the presence of the notary at the time of notarization;
    Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence;
    appears to understand the nature of the transaction requiring a notarial act;
    appears to be acting of his or her own free will;
    signs using letters or characters of a language that is understood by the notary;
    communicates directly with the notary in a language both understand.

A City notary shall perform any notarial act described above for any person requesting such a notarial act unless:

    The notary knows or has a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction is unlawful;
    The notarial act is prohibited in Section 486.645 RSMo or Section 486.650(1) RSMo;
    The number or timing of the requested notarial act or acts practicably precludes completion at the time of the request, in which case the notary shall arrange for later completion of the requested act or acts without unreasonable delay; or
    In the case of a request to perform an electronic notarial act, the notary is not registered to notarize electronically in accordance with sections 486.900 RSMo to 486.1010 RSMo.

In accordance with Section 486.695 RSMo, all fees for notarial services have been waived.

If a document requires witnesses, the individual must provide their own witnesses. City employees will not serve as witnesses for any reason.

To schedule an appointment to have your documents notarized, please contact Paula Dries, Assistant City Clerk at 636-225-7873 or email pdries@cityoftwinoaks.com.