Bill Text: VA SB8 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Notary public or electronic notary public; application for recommission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) [SB8 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB8-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §47.1-5.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§47.1-5.1. Application for recommission.
Persons already commissioned as notaries public or electronic
notaries public pursuant to this title and who are submitting application for
recommission as a notary or electronic notary may submit applications to the
Secretary in person, by first-class mail, or online,
provided online applications contain electronic signatures, authorized by the
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§59.1-479 et seq.),
as confirmation that the application has been signed and sworn pursuant to §
47.1-5. No
person applying for recommission shall be required to
include the oath of the applicant required for commission by §
47.1-5, provided that such applicant is in good standing as a notary public or
electronic notary public, and is not subject to any
investigation or proceeding, or has never been removed from office
pursuant to Chapter 5 (§47.1-24
et seq.).
