§ 47.1-24. Removal of notary by administrative process; surrender of commission; penalty
A. Whenever the Secretary shall have reason to believe that a notary has been guilty of official misconduct pursuant to this chapter, or is otherwise subject to removal from office, an evidentiary proceeding under the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) shall be held. B through D. [Repealed.] E. If the […]
§ 47.1-21. Commission as notary
The commission of a notary public shall be four years, except as shall be otherwise provided in this title. The commission of a notary public shall expire in the fourth calendar year after issuance of his commission on the last day of the month in which the notary was born. 1980, c. 580; 1989, c. […]
§ 47.1-18. Notice of change of address; etc.
A. Any notary public who changes the address of his residence shall forthwith notify the Secretary of the fact by mailing or delivering a written notice which shall contain the new address, or in electronic format as the Secretary may prescribe. B. Any notary who is commissioned as a nonresident shall notify the Secretary of […]
§ 47.1-19. Fees
A. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any writing, or administering and certifying an oath, or certifying affidavits and depositions of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a document is a true copy thereof, charge a fee up to $5. B. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgement […]
§ 47.1-20. Fee agreements with employer
A. Any employer, as a condition of employment of a person who is a notary, may require the employee to perform notarial acts in the course of or in connection with such employment without charging the fee allowed by law for the performance of such acts. B. Any employer may require a notary in his […]
§ 47.1-20.1. Validation of certain acts
Oaths of office administered by a notary public on or before July 1, 1982, are hereby deemed to be valid and actions of any public officer taking such oaths are hereby deemed valid. 1983, c. 435.
§ 47.1-17. Change of name
Any notary duly registered and commissioned in this Commonwealth, who shall legally change his name during his term of office as a notary shall, after such change of name, when performing any notarial act, have written or printed in or annexed to each certificate the words: “I was commissioned notary as……..,” or the equivalent. However, […]
§ 47.1-15. Prohibitions
A notary shall not: 1. Notarize a document if the signer is not in the presence of the notary at the time of notarization, unless (i) in the case of an electronic notarization, satisfactory evidence of the identity of the signer is established in accordance with § 47.1-2 or (ii) otherwise authorized by law to […]
§ 47.1-15.1. Additional prohibition on advertising; penalties
A. A notary public shall not offer or provide legal advice on immigration or other legal matters, or represent any person in immigration proceedings, unless such notary public is authorized or licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth or is accredited pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 292.2 to practice immigration law or represent persons in […]
§ 47.1-16. Notarizations to show date of act, official signature and seal, etc.
A. Every notarization shall include the date upon which the notarial act was performed and the county or city and state in which it was performed. Every electronic notarial certificate shall include the county or city within the Commonwealth where the electronic notary public was physically located at the time of the notarial act. The […]