Missouri Vehicle Power of Attorney

Introduction

Key Things to Know

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   Missouri form 4054, titled Power of Attorney and issued by the Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Bureau, appoints an attorney in fact to transfer ownership, apply for title, or apply for registration for one described unit, and the form says notarization is required for all signatures.

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   The notary block is headed Signature Notary Information and asks for the state, the county or City of St. Louis, the date the commission expires, the notary signature, the notary name typed or printed, and an embosser or black ink rubber stamp seal.

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   A Missouri license office notarizes for $2.00, which the form prints at the foot, so the signature can be witnessed at the same counter where the title work is filed.

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   An owner electronic signature is permissible only when assigning the power of attorney to an insurance company because of a total loss. For that case the form has its own boxes for the insurance company name and the date of total loss.

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   Form 4054 makes you pick a purpose. You check transferring ownership, making application for title, or making application for registration, each for the described unit, and the form gives full authority to sign all papers and documents necessary to that appointment.

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   The form prints three Owner Printed Name and Owner Signature rows with dates, so every owner shown on the title can sign the same sheet, and every one of those signatures needs the notary.

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   Where an attorney in fact signs the Missouri Odometer Disclosure Statement, form 3019, the Department of Revenue requires the associated power of attorney form to be included with it.

Missouri Requirements for Vehicle Power of Attorney

• Notarization Is Required for All Signatures

  Form 4054 prints the instruction Notarization is required for all signatures. Missouri offers no penalty of perjury alternative, so every owner who signs must be acknowledged by a notary. Do not sign the form before you are in front of the notary.

• DOR Form 4054, Power of Attorney

  Missouri uses Department of Revenue form 4054, titled Power of Attorney. The posted revision line reads Form 4054 (Revised 05-2025), and the form names the Motor Vehicle Bureau on (573) 526-3669.

• Signature Notary Information Block

  The block below the signature lines is headed Signature Notary Information and begins Subscribed and sworn before me, this day of year. It asks for the state, the county or City of St. Louis, the date the commission expires, the notary signature, the notary name typed or printed, and an embosser or black ink rubber stamp seal.

• Pick One of Three Printed Purposes

  The form makes you check a purpose: transferring ownership for the described unit, making application for title for the described unit, or making application for registration for the described unit. The appointment then gives full authority to sign all papers and documents and to do all that is necessary to this appointment.

• Electronic Signature Only for an Insurance Total Loss

  The footnote on the signature lines states that an owner electronic signature is permissible only when assigning power of attorney to an insurance company due to total loss, and that notarization is required for all signatures. The form carries matching boxes for the insurance company name and the date of total loss.

• Three Owner Signature Rows on One Sheet

  Form 4054 prints three Owner Printed Name rows, each with an Owner Signature line and a date, so every owner shown on the Missouri title can sign the same page. The unit is described once, by year, make and identification number.

• License Office Notary Service, $2.00

  The foot of the form prints License Office notary service - $2.00. A Missouri license office is where the title or registration application is filed, so the owner can be acknowledged at the counter and hand the package over in the same visit.

• Include the POA With the Form 3019 Odometer Statement

  Department of Revenue titling guidance says the Missouri Odometer Disclosure Statement, form 3019, must carry signatures and hand printed names of the purchasers and sellers or their valid power of attorney, and that you must include any associated power of attorney forms. Missouri also allows 30 days from purchase to title, with a $25 penalty on the 31st day rising by $25 every 30 days to a $200 maximum.