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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64494,"identifier":"55.1-626","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/4\/55.1-626","url":"\/55.1-626\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-626\/","token":"55.1\/II\/6\/4\/55.1-626","dublin_core":{"Title":"Corporate acknowledgment taken before officer or stockholder","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-626","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any notary or other officer duly authorized to take acknowledgments may take the acknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by a company or to a company or for the benefit of a company, although he may be a stockholder, an officer, or both, in such company, provided that he is not otherwise interested in the property conveyed or disposed of by such deed or other writing, and nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any officer to take an acknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by such company by and through him as an officer or stockholder of such company, or to him for the benefit of such company.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT TAKEN BEFORE OFFICER OR STOCKHOLDER (\u00a7 55.1-626)\n\nAny notary or other officer duly authorized to take acknowledgments may take the\nacknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by a company or to a\ncompany or for the benefit of a company, although he may be a stockholder, an\nofficer, or both, in such company, provided that he is not otherwise interested\nin the property conveyed or disposed of by such deed or other writing, and\nnothing herein shall be construed to authorize any officer to take an\nacknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by such company by and\nthrough him as an officer or stockholder of such company, or to him for the\nbenefit of such company.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5209; 1926, p. 340; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-121; 2019, c. 712.","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}}