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The Secretary shall thereupon notify the applicant that the commission has been granted and where and how it may be secured. An electronic notary public may act as a notary public in all respects upon being commissioned as an electronic notary public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254012,"text":"Upon receipt of a completed application and the correct fee, the Secretary, if satisfied the applicant is qualified to be registered and commissioned as a notary public or electronic notary public, shall prepare a notary commission for the applicant which shall include a registration number and forward the commission for a notary public or electronic notary public to the clerk of the circuit court in which the applicant shall elect to qualify. The Secretary shall thereupon notify the applicant that the commission has been granted and where and how it may be secured. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1976, chapter 559; in 1979, chapter 14; in 1980, chapter 580; in 2007, chapters 269<\/a> and 590<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 117<\/a> and 814<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70373,"identifier":"47.1-8","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-8","url":"\/47.1-8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-8\/","token":"47.1\/2\/47.1-8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to be issued, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon receipt of a completed application and the correct fee, the Secretary<\/span>, if satisfied the applicant is qualified to be registered and commissioned as a notary public or electronic notary public<\/span>, shall prepare a notary commission for the applicant which shall include a registration number and forward the commission for a notary public or electronic notary public<\/span> to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in which the applicant shall elect to qualify. The Secretary<\/span> shall thereupon notify the applicant that the commission has been granted and where and how it may be secured. An electronic notary public<\/span> may act as a notary public in all respects upon being commissioned as an electronic notary public<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO BE ISSUED, ETC (\u00a7 47.1-8)\n\nUpon receipt of a completed application and the correct fee, the Secretary, if\nsatisfied the applicant is qualified to be registered and commissioned as a\nnotary public or electronic notary public, shall prepare a notary commission for\nthe applicant which shall include a registration number and forward the\ncommission for a notary public or electronic notary public to the clerk of the\ncircuit court in which the applicant shall elect to qualify. The Secretary shall\nthereupon notify the applicant that the commission has been granted and where\nand how it may be secured. An electronic notary public may act as a notary\npublic in all respects upon being commissioned as an electronic notary public.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 47-2; 1962, p. 687; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1980, c.\n580; 2007, cc. 269, 590; 2008, cc. 117, 814.","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}}