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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59810</law_id><section_number>47.1-29</section_number><catch_line>Impersonation of notary a felony</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="47.1">Notaries and Out-Of-State Commissioners</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Civil and Criminal Liability</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who shall willfully act as, or otherwise impersonate, a <span class="dictionary">notary public</span> while not lawfully commissioned as a <span class="dictionary">notary public</span> or other official authorized to perform <span class="dictionary">notarial acts</span>, shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 580.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
