§ 47.1-30. Conflict of interests
No notary shall perform any notarial act with respect to any document, writing, or electronic document to which the notary or his spouse is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest, or where the notary is a signatory or is named in the document to be notarized, except that […]
§ 47.1-31. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 269 and 590, cl. 2.
§ 47.1-27. Civil liability of employer of notary
The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damages proximately caused by the official misconduct by such notary if: 1. The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at the time such damages were caused; and 2. The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known […]
§ 47.1-28. Willful misconduct a misdemeanor
A. Any notary who knowingly and willfully commits any official misconduct under Chapter 5 (§ 47.1-24 et seq.) of this title shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. B. Any employer of a notary who willfully induces such notary to commit official misconduct under Chapter 5 of this title shall be guilty of a […]
§ 47.1-29. Impersonation of notary a felony
Any person who shall willfully act as, or otherwise impersonate, a notary public while not lawfully commissioned as a notary public or other official authorized to perform notarial acts, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. 1980, c. 580.
§ 47.1-29.1. Wrongful possession of software or hardware
Any person who knowingly obtains, conceals, damages, or destroys the certificate, disk, coding, card, program, software, or hardware enabling an electronic notary to affix an official electronic signature or seal, without authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 2007, cc. 269, 590.
§ 47.1-26. Civil liability of notary
A notary public shall be liable for all damages proximately caused by his official misconduct. Code 1950, § 47-3; 1972, c. 824; 1980, c. 580.
§ 47.1-25. Disqualification from office
Any notary removed from office under the provisions of § 47.1-24 shall be disqualified from maintaining the commission of notary public in this Commonwealth for a period of twenty years, unless such disqualification is sooner removed by the Governor. Code 1950, § 47-4.7; 1979, c. 410; 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590.
§ 47.1-22. Resignation; removal from Commonwealth; etc.
A. A notary may resign his commission by mailing or delivering to the Secretary a letter of resignation. B. Any notary who ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall, from that time, cease to be a notary; provided, however, that such notary may maintain his commission with the written consent of […]
§ 47.1-23. Grounds for removal from office
The Secretary may revoke the commission of any notary who: 1. Submits or has submitted an application for commission and appointment as a notary public which contains a substantial and material misstatement of fact; 2. Is convicted or has been convicted of any felony under the laws of the United States or this Commonwealth, or […]