No Changes in VA Notary Law

A check of the internet and the web of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of VA shows no changes. Electronic notarization remain in limbo since the standards have not been approved and no notary has been appointed as an electronic notary. A special appointment is needed to become an electronic notary. As I have stated earlier, I do not expect electronic notarization to be common even if standards are approved and notaries are commissioned as electronic notaries.

Important Changes For All VA Notaries To Know

"Here are some important changes in Virginia law that will be effective July 1, 2008:
• You may notarize a document without the notarial certificate being on the same page as the signature(s) being notarized, however the notarial certificate must include the name(s) of each person whose signature is being notarized.
• You must now affix a sharp, legible, permanent, and photographically reproducible image of the official seal near the notary’s official signature on the notarial certificate on a paper document" There are now significant criminal consequences for both notaries and supervisors of notaries for criminal misconduct!!!!!