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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 744<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapters 823<\/a> and 833<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 717<\/a> and 760<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 77<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58694,"section_number":"47.1-1","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-1\/"},{"id":60668,"section_number":"59.1-479","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-479\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72881,"identifier":"17.1-258.4","token":"17.1\/2\/4.1\/17.1-258.4","url":"\/17.1-258.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-258.4\/","token":"17.1\/2\/4.1\/17.1-258.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Signature; when effective as original; notarization; seal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-258.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the electronically filed document contains an electronic signature pursuant to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479<\/a> et seq.) that is capable of independent verification and renders any subsequent changes or modifications to the electronic document evident, any statutory requirement for original signature shall be deemed to be satisfied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any statutory requirement for a document to be notarized shall be deemed satisfied by the appropriately executed electronic signature of such notary pursuant to the Virginia Notary Act (§ 47.1-1<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When a seal or stamp is required to be affixed by any court<\/span> or clerk on a document, the attachment<\/span> of an official electronic seal<\/span> or official electronic stamp<\/span> to the electronic document is sufficient. “Official electronic seal<\/span>” and “official electronic stamp<\/span>” mean an electronic image of a seal or stamp, respectively, of the court<\/span> or clerk, that is produced by software applications authorized by the clerk that are protected by system credentials to which only the clerk or persons authorized by the clerk have access. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSIGNATURE; WHEN EFFECTIVE AS ORIGINAL; NOTARIZATION; SEAL (\u00a7 17.1-258.4)\n\nA. If the electronically filed document contains an electronic signature\npursuant to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479 et seq.)\nthat is capable of independent verification and renders any subsequent changes\nor modifications to the electronic document evident, any statutory requirement\nfor original signature shall be deemed to be satisfied.\n\nB. Any statutory requirement for a document to be notarized shall be deemed\nsatisfied by the appropriately executed electronic signature of such notary\npursuant to the Virginia Notary Act (§ 47.1-1 et seq.).\n\nC. When a seal or stamp is required to be affixed by any court or clerk on a\ndocument, the attachment of an official electronic seal or official electronic\nstamp to the electronic document is sufficient. “Official electronic\nseal” and “official electronic stamp” mean an electronic image\nof a seal or stamp, respectively, of the court or clerk, that is produced by\nsoftware applications authorized by the clerk that are protected by system\ncredentials to which only the clerk or persons authorized by the clerk have\naccess.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 744; 2008, cc. 823, 833; 2010, cc. 717, 760; 2013, c. 77.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}