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The notary shall be responsible for the destruction of the official physical seal.E\n\nEvery electronic notary who wishes to resign his commission or who ceases to be a notary pursuant to this section shall forthwith erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, or password that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature or seal and so certify to the Secretary.F\n\nA former electronic notary, whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied, need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate, card, software, or password that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature or seal if he is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary using the same electronic signature and seal within three months after commission expiration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202220,"text":"A notary may resign his commission by mailing or delivering to the Secretary a letter of resignation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":202221,"text":"Any notary who ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall, from that time, cease to be a notary; provided, however, that such notary may maintain his commission with the written consent of the Secretary if he meets the qualifications for nonresident appointment under § 47.1-4.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":202222,"text":"Any nonresident notary who ceases to be employed in this Commonwealth shall forthwith cease to be a notary.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":202223,"text":"Every notary who wishes to resign from office, or who ceases to be a notary pursuant to subsections B or C of this section, shall forthwith mail or deliver his commission to the Secretary, who shall cancel the same. 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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":233043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55161,"identifier":"47.1-22","token":"47.1\/4\/47.1-22","url":"\/47.1-22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-22\/","token":"47.1\/4\/47.1-22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Resignation; removal from Commonwealth; etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A notary<\/span> may resign his commission by mailing or delivering to the Secretary<\/span> a letter of resignation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any notary<\/span> who ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall, from that time, cease to be a notary<\/span>; provided, however, that such notary<\/span> may maintain his commission with the written consent of the Secretary<\/span> if he meets the qualifications for nonresident appointment under § 47.1-4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any nonresident notary<\/span> who ceases to be employed in this Commonwealth shall forthwith cease to be a notary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Every notary<\/span> who wishes to resign from office, or who ceases to be a notary<\/span> pursuant to subsections B or C of this section, shall forthwith mail or deliver his commission to the Secretary<\/span>, who shall cancel the same. The notary<\/span> shall be responsible for the destruction of the official physical seal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Every electronic notary<\/span> who wishes to resign his commission or who ceases to be a notary pursuant to this section shall forthwith erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate<\/span>, card, software, or password that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature<\/span> or seal<\/span> and so certify to the Secretary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A former electronic notary<\/span>, whose previous commission or application was not revoked or denied, need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk, certificate<\/span>, card, software, or password that enables electronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature<\/span> or seal<\/span> if he is recommissioned and reregistered as an electronic notary<\/span> using the same electronic signature<\/span> and seal<\/span> within three months after commission expiration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESIGNATION; REMOVAL FROM COMMONWEALTH; ETC (\u00a7 47.1-22)\n\nA. A notary may resign his commission by mailing or delivering to the Secretary\na letter of resignation.\n\nB. Any notary who ceases to be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall,\nfrom that time, cease to be a notary; provided, however, that such notary may\nmaintain his commission with the written consent of the Secretary if he meets\nthe qualifications for nonresident appointment under § 47.1-4.\n\nC. Any nonresident notary who ceases to be employed in this Commonwealth shall\nforthwith cease to be a notary.\n\nD. Every notary who wishes to resign from office, or who ceases to be a notary\npursuant to subsections B or C of this section, shall forthwith mail or deliver\nhis commission to the Secretary, who shall cancel the same. The notary shall be\nresponsible for the destruction of the official physical seal.\n\nE. Every electronic notary who wishes to resign his commission or who ceases to\nbe a notary pursuant to this section shall forthwith erase, delete, or destroy\nthe coding, disk, certificate, card, software, or password that enables\nelectronic affixation of the notary’s official electronic signature or\nseal and so certify to the Secretary.\n\nF. A former electronic notary, whose previous commission or application was not\nrevoked or denied, need not erase, delete, or destroy the coding, disk,\ncertificate, card, software, or password that enables electronic affixation of\nthe notary’s official electronic signature or seal if he is recommissioned\nand reregistered as an electronic notary using the same electronic signature and\nseal within three months after commission expiration.\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}}