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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 580 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. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapters 269<\/a> and 590<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232943,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64000,"identifier":"47.1-11","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-11","url":"\/47.1-11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-11\/","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reference materials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Secretary<\/span> shall prepare, from time to time, reference materials<\/span> for notaries public and electronic<\/span> notaries public which shall contain the provisions of this title and such other information as the Secretary<\/span> shall deem useful. Copies of the reference materials<\/span> shall be made available to persons seeking appointment as notaries public and electronic<\/span> notaries public as well as to other interested persons. The Secretary<\/span> may make the materials<\/span> available in digital format but shall provide written copies of the materials<\/span> upon request.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENCE MATERIALS (\u00a7 47.1-11)\n\nThe Secretary shall prepare, from time to time, reference materials for notaries\npublic and electronic notaries public which shall contain the provisions of this\ntitle and such other information as the Secretary shall deem useful. Copies of\nthe reference materials shall be made available to persons seeking appointment\nas notaries public and electronic notaries public as well as to other interested\npersons. The Secretary may make the materials available in digital format but\nshall provide written copies of the materials upon request.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 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}}