Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8409347.1-27Civil liability of employer of notary2025Notaries and Out-Of-State CommissionersCivil and Criminal Liability

The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damages proximately caused by the official misconduct by such notary if:

1. The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at the time such damages were caused; and

2. The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known of, such notary’s misconduct.

1980, c. 580.