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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86908</law_id><section_number>47.1-7</section_number><catch_line>Additional requirements for performing electronic notarial acts</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>47.1-2</reference></referred_to_by><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="2">Appointment</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An applicant shall submit a registration form established by the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> for registering and being commissioned as an <span class="dictionary">electronic notary public</span>, which shall include: <a id="paragraph-311137" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The applicant&#x2019;s full legal and official notary names; <a id="paragraph-311138" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A general description of the technology or technologies the registrant will use to create an <span class="dictionary">electronic signature</span> in performing official acts; <a id="paragraph-311139" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Certification of compliance to the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> of the Commonwealth with electronic notary standards developed in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Standards for electronic notarization" href="/47.1-6.1/">47.1-6.1</a>; and <a id="paragraph-311140" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The electronic mail address of the registrant. <a id="paragraph-311141" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The registration form shall (i) be signed by the applicant using the <span class="dictionary">electronic signature</span> described in the form; (ii) include any decrypting instructions, codes, keys, or software that allow the registration to be read; and (iii) be transmitted electronically to the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span>. <a id="paragraph-311142" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an electronic notary from using updated technology or technologies during the term of the commission; however, the electronic notary shall notify the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> electronically within 90 days of installation or use of such updated technology or technologies and provide a <span class="dictionary">brief</span> description thereof. <a id="paragraph-311143" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-7/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, cc. 269, 590; 2009, c. 160; 2011, cc. 731, 834.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
