                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SIGNATURE; WHEN EFFECTIVE AS ORIGINAL; NOTARIZATION; SEAL (§ 17.1-258.4)

A. If the electronically filed document contains an electronic signature
pursuant to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (&#xA7; 59.1-479 et seq.)
that is capable of independent verification and renders any subsequent changes
or modifications to the electronic document evident, any statutory requirement
for original signature shall be deemed to be satisfied.

B. Any statutory requirement for a document to be notarized shall be deemed
satisfied by the appropriately executed electronic signature of such notary
pursuant to the Virginia Notary Act (&#xA7; 47.1-1 et seq.).

C. When a seal or stamp is required to be affixed by any court or clerk on a
document, the attachment of an official electronic seal or official electronic
stamp to the electronic document is sufficient. &#8220;Official electronic
seal&#8221; and &#8220;official electronic stamp&#8221; mean an electronic image
of a seal or stamp, respectively, of the court or clerk, that is produced by
software applications authorized by the clerk that are protected by system
credentials to which only the clerk or persons authorized by the clerk have
access.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 744; 2008, cc. 823, 833; 2010, cc. 717, 760; 2013, c. 77.