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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 123<\/a> and 177<\/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. It has been modified 2 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 2014, chapter 703<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 569<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59459,"section_number":"47.1-24","catch_line":"Removal of notary by administrative process; surrender of commission; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-24\/"},{"id":74892,"section_number":"47.1-5","catch_line":"Application","order_by":null,"url":"\/47.1-5\/"},{"id":60668,"section_number":"59.1-479","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-479\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74778,"identifier":"47.1-5.1","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-5.1","url":"\/47.1-5.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-5.1\/","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-5.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for recommission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-5.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Persons already commissioned as notaries public or electronic notaries public pursuant to this title and who are submitting application for recommission as a notary or electronic notary may submit applications to the Secretary<\/span> in person, by first-class mail, or online, provided online applications contain electronic signatures<\/span>, authorized by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479<\/a> et seq.). No person applying for recommission shall be required to include the oath<\/span> of the applicant required for commission by \u00a7 47.1-5<\/a>, provided that such applicant is in good standing as a notary public or electronic notary public<\/span>, is not subject to any investigation or proceeding, and has never been removed from office pursuant to Chapter 5 (\u00a7 47.1-24<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR RECOMMISSION (\u00a7 47.1-5.1)\n\nPersons already commissioned as notaries public or electronic notaries public\npursuant to this title and who are submitting application for recommission as a\nnotary or electronic notary may submit applications to the Secretary in person,\nby first-class mail, or online, provided online applications contain electronic\nsignatures, authorized by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (\u00a7 59.1-479\net seq.). No person applying for recommission shall be required to include the\noath of the applicant required for commission by \u00a7 47.1-5, provided that such\napplicant is in good standing as a notary public or electronic notary public, is\nnot subject to any investigation or proceeding, and has never been removed from\noffice pursuant to Chapter 5 (\u00a7 47.1-24 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 123, 177; 2014, c. 703; 2024, c. 569.","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}}