An acknowledgment or proof so taken according to the laws of this state, and certified to by any such commissioner, under his seal of office, if there is one annexed to or endorsed on the instrument, has the same force and effect as if the same had been made before a judge or associate circuit judge, or any other officer authorized to perform the act in this state.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.120
Effect of authentication by commissioner
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 13384, A.L. 1957 p. 351); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11762; 1919 § 2140; 1909 § 2703
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.