PURPOSE: This rule provides the manner by which a notary may request a hearing when the notary has received a notice of suspension.
- (1) When a notary has received a notice of suspension as provided in 15 CSR 30- 100.010, the notary may request a hearing on the suspension. A request for hearing on the suspension must be received by the secretary of state’s office no later than ten (10) business days after the notary receives the written notice of suspension, or the notary will have waived his/her right to a hearing on the suspension.
- (2) A request for hearing must be signed by the notary or his/her attorney, contain the name, mailing address, and telephone number(s) of the notary, and, if applicable, the notary’s attorney’s name, Missouri bar number, address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address, if any, and shall be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, Commissions Division, PO Box 784, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
- (3) If the notary desires the hearing on the suspension to be conducted by telephone, the notary must include that request in his/her request for hearing and provide the telephone number that the notary will use during the hearing.
- (4) Hearings held under this regulation will be subject to the requirements of 15 CSR 30- 100.060.
AUTHORITY: section 486.385.2, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed April 17, 2017, effective Oct. 30, 2017. *Original authority: 486.385, RSMo 1977, amended 2004.