                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECORDS OF THE SECRETARY (§ 47.1-10)

The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall keep a record of the names of all
notaries public and electronic notaries public and the dates of their
registration and qualification. The Secretary shall also retain a specimen of
the signature of each notary commissioned pursuant to this chapter. The specimen
may be retained in photographic form.
		The Secretary shall also be required to retain the completed applications of
persons seeking appointment as notary public for a period of three months after
their receipt; provided, however, that he shall retain the applications of
persons refused appointment for not less than four years.
		The Secretary may maintain these records in digital format.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 47-2; 1962, p. 687; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1980, c.
580; 2007, cc. 269, 590.