{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-503","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-503","heading":"Uses and tax on great seal","body":"The great seal shall be affixed to documents, signed by the Governor, which are to be used before tribunals, or for purposes outside of the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth; and in every such case, except where the Commonwealth is a party concerned in the use to be made of the document, the tax imposed by § 58.1-1725 on the seal of the Commonwealth shall be collected and accounted for by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 7-30; 1966, c. 102, § 7.1-30; 2005, c. 839.","path":["Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 5. EMBLEMS","Article 1. SYMBOLS OF SOVEREIGNTY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-503/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"87ab08595b790251dd6bcbef9569af63caab03d9ef966cde3b2fce0ea8f36552","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-502","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}