                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMISSION TO BE ISSUED, ETC (§ 47.1-8)

Upon receipt of a completed application and the correct fee, the Secretary, if
satisfied the applicant is qualified to be registered and commissioned as a
notary public or electronic notary public, shall prepare a notary commission for
the applicant which shall include a registration number and forward the
commission for a notary public or electronic notary public to the clerk of the
circuit court in which the applicant shall elect to qualify. The Secretary shall
thereupon notify the applicant that the commission has been granted and where
and how it may be secured. An electronic notary public may act as a notary
public in all respects upon being commissioned as an electronic notary public.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 47-2; 1962, p. 687; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1980, c.
580; 2007, cc. 269, 590; 2008, cc. 117, 814.