{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-12","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 47.1-12","heading":"Powers","body":"Each notary shall be empowered to perform the following notarial acts: (i) take acknowledgments, (ii) administer oaths and affirmations, (iii) certify that a copy of any document, other than a document in the custody of a court, is a true copy thereof, (iv) certify affidavits or depositions of witnesses, (v) perform verification of fact, and (vi) perform such other acts as may be specifically permitted by law.Code 1950, § 47-2.1; 1978, c. 621; 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590; 2011, cc. 731, 834.","path":["Title 47.1. NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS","Chapter 3. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-12/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:44Z","sha256":"9d9bf4f4bf45623d35e4acb6de3bcc3cb1fbd5264d6e4e33616c8ef509f9de20","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-11.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}