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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1964, chapter 386; in 1966, chapter 272; in 1976, chapter 559; in 1979, chapter 14; in 1984, chapter 362; in 1987, chapters 449 and 459; in 1998, chapters 259<\/a> and 872<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 269<\/a>, 362<\/a>, and 590<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76152,"section_number":"2.2-402","catch_line":"Keeper of seals of Commonwealth; duties generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-402\/"},{"id":72248,"section_number":"28.2-401","catch_line":"Service of process for nonresident individuals, foreign corporations, general and limited partnerships","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-401\/"},{"id":74892,"section_number":"47.1-5","catch_line":"Application","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-5\/"},{"id":84659,"section_number":"8.01-310","catch_line":"How service made on Commissioner, Secretary, and Clerk; appointment binding","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-310\/"},{"id":64837,"section_number":"8.01-329","catch_line":"Service of process or notice; service on Secretary of Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-329\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172089,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69186,"identifier":"2.2-409","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/1\/2.2-409","url":"\/2.2-409\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-409\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4\/1\/2.2-409","dublin_core":{"Title":"Secretary of the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-409","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the Secretary shall charge a technology fee of $10 in addition to the fees set out in subsection A for commissioning of a notary public or electronic notary public, which funds shall be deposited into the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Technology Trust Fund established by the comptroller and used only to obtain and update office automation and information technology equipment including software and conversion services; to preserve, maintain, and enhance records, including but not limited to the costs of repairs, maintenance, service contracts<\/span>, and system upgrades; and to improve public access to records. There shall be no transfers out of the fund, including transfers to the general fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 2.2-409)\n\nA. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall charge the following fees for\nservices rendered in his office to be paid by the person for whom the service is\nrendered at the time it is done:\n\t\t\tAnd for filing in his office any paper required by law to be filed, the same\nfee as is allowed by law for recording similar papers.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall charge a\ntechnology fee of $10 in addition to the fees set out in subsection A for\ncommissioning of a notary public or electronic notary public, which funds shall\nbe deposited into the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Technology Trust\nFund established by the comptroller and used only to obtain and update office\nautomation and information technology equipment including software and\nconversion services; to preserve, maintain, and enhance records, including but\nnot limited to the costs of repairs, maintenance, service contracts, and system\nupgrades; and to improve public access to records. There shall be no transfers\nout of the fund, including transfers to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-114; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-103; 1966, c. 272; 1976, c.\n559; 1979, c. 14; 1984, c. 362; 1987, cc. 449, 459; 1998, cc. 259, 872, \u00a7\n2.1-71.2; 2001, c. 844; 2007, cc. 269, 362, 590.","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}}