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It has been modified 4 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 1978, chapter 621; in 1980, chapter 580; in 2007, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0269\">269<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0590\">590<\/a>; in 2011, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0731\">731<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0834\">834<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57017,"section_number":"16.1-69.40","catch_line":"Powers and duties of clerks; civil liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.40\/"},{"id":65365,"section_number":"17.1-258.3:2","catch_line":"Official certificates and certified records in digital form","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-258.3_2\/"},{"id":63282,"section_number":"47.1-2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232989,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83722,"identifier":"47.1-12","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-12","url":"\/47.1-12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-12\/","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Each <span class=\"dictionary\">notary<\/span> shall be empowered to perform the following <span class=\"dictionary\">notarial acts<\/span>: (i) take <span class=\"dictionary\">acknowledgments<\/span>, (ii) administer <span class=\"dictionary\">oaths<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">affirmations<\/span>, (iii) certify that a copy of any <span class=\"dictionary\">document<\/span>, other than a <span class=\"dictionary\">document<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, is a true copy thereof, (iv) certify <span class=\"dictionary\">affidavits<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">depositions<\/span> of witnesses, (v) perform <span class=\"dictionary\">verification of fact<\/span>, and (vi) perform such other acts as may be specifically permitted by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS (\u00a7 47.1-12)\n\nEach notary shall be empowered to perform the following notarial acts: (i) take\nacknowledgments, (ii) administer oaths and affirmations, (iii) certify that a\ncopy of any document, other than a document in the custody of a court, is a true\ncopy thereof, (iv) certify affidavits or depositions of witnesses, (v) perform\nverification of fact, and (vi) perform such other acts as may be specifically\npermitted by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 47-2.1; 1978, c. 621; 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590;\n2011, cc. 731, 834.","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}}