                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER OF NOTARY (§ 47.1-27)

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&#8217;s misconduct.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 580.