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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 544<\/a> and 783<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58236,"section_number":"47.1-23","catch_line":"Grounds for removal from office","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-23\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":233009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66059,"identifier":"47.1-15.1","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-15.1","url":"\/47.1-15.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-15.1\/","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-15.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional prohibition on advertising; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-15.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A notary public<\/span> shall not offer or provide legal advice on immigration or other legal matters, or represent any person in immigration proceedings, unless such notary public<\/span> is authorized or licensed to practice law<\/span> in the Commonwealth or is accredited pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 292.2 to practice immigration law<\/span> or represent persons in immigration proceedings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A notary public<\/span> shall not assume, use, or advertise the title of “notario,” “notario publico,” or “licenciado,” or a term in a language other than English that indicates in such language that the notary is authorized to provide legal advice or practice law<\/span>, unless such notary public<\/span> is authorized or licensed to practice law<\/span> in Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B is subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $500 for a first violation and a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation. All penalties arising under this section shall be recovered in a civil action<\/span> brought by the Attorney General<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth and the proceeds shall be deposited into the Legal Aid Services Fund established in § 17.1-278<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall preempt or preclude additional civil, administrative, or criminal penalties authorized by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON ADVERTISING; PENALTIES (\u00a7 47.1-15.1)\n\nA. A notary public shall not offer or provide legal advice on immigration or\nother legal matters, or represent any person in immigration proceedings, unless\nsuch notary public is authorized or licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth\nor is accredited pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 292.2 to practice immigration law\nor represent persons in immigration proceedings.\n\nB. A notary public shall not assume, use, or advertise the title of\n“notario,” “notario publico,” or\n“licenciado,” or a term in a language other than English that\nindicates in such language that the notary is authorized to provide legal advice\nor practice law, unless such notary public is authorized or licensed to practice\nlaw in Virginia.\n\nC. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B is subject to a civil\npenalty not to exceed $500 for a first violation and a civil penalty not to\nexceed $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation. All penalties arising under\nthis section shall be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney\nGeneral in the name of the Commonwealth and the proceeds shall be deposited into\nthe Legal Aid Services Fund established in § 17.1-278.\n\nD. Nothing in this section shall preempt or preclude additional civil,\nadministrative, or criminal penalties authorized by law.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 544, 783.","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}}