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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1966, chapter 584; in 1997, chapter 129<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54286,"section_number":"6.2-2309","catch_line":"Subsequent right of lessee to contents","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2309\/"},{"id":61305,"section_number":"6.2-2310","catch_line":"Sale of contents after two years","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2310\/"},{"id":81337,"section_number":"6.2-2312","catch_line":"Rental for storage unpaid for three years","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2312\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66790,"section_number":"6.2-2307","catch_line":"Disposition of contents","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-2307\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84566,"identifier":"6.2-2308","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2308","url":"\/6.2-2308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2308\/","token":"6.2\/IV\/23\/6.2-2308","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate of notary public","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The notary public who placed a package in one of the general safes or boxes of the company<\/span> as required under the provisions of § 6.2-2307<\/a> shall, upon doing so, file with the company<\/span> a certificate, under seal, which shall set out the date of the opening of such box<\/span>, the name of the lessee<\/span> of the box<\/span>, and a list of the contents, if any. The certificate shall be sworn to by the notary public and shall be prima facie evidence<\/span> of the facts<\/span> therein set forth in all legal proceedings wherein evidence<\/span> of such facts<\/span> would be admissible<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The company<\/span> shall mail a copy of such certificate within 10 days after its filing, to the lessee<\/span> of the box<\/span> at his last known post-office address, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The company<\/span> shall include in its mailing of the copy of the certificate a notice that the contents will be kept, at the expense of the lessee<\/span>, in a general safe or box<\/span> in the vaults of the company<\/span> for a period of not less than two years, unless sooner removed by the lessee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE OF NOTARY PUBLIC (\u00a7 6.2-2308)\n\nA. The notary public who placed a package in one of the general safes or boxes\nof the company as required under the provisions of § 6.2-2307 shall, upon\ndoing so, file with the company a certificate, under seal, which shall set out\nthe date of the opening of such box, the name of the lessee of the box, and a\nlist of the contents, if any. The certificate shall be sworn to by the notary\npublic and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth in all\nlegal proceedings wherein evidence of such facts would be admissible.\n\nB. The company shall mail a copy of such certificate within 10 days after its\nfiling, to the lessee of the box at his last known post-office address, by\nregistered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The company shall\ninclude in its mailing of the copy of the certificate a notice that the contents\nwill be kept, at the expense of the lessee, in a general safe or box in the\nvaults of the company for a period of not less than two years, unless sooner\nremoved by the lessee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 6-267; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7 6.1-336; 1997, c. 129; 2010, c.\n794.","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}}