{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-17","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 47.1-17","heading":"Change of name","body":"Any notary duly registered and commissioned in this Commonwealth, who shall legally change his name during his term of office as a notary shall, after such change of name, when performing any notarial act, have written or printed in or annexed to each certificate the words: \"I was commissioned notary as........,\" or the equivalent. However, any electronic notary public who shall legally change his name shall make application with the Secretary for a new electronic notary commission within 90 days of such legal name change.Code 1950, § 55-117; 1973, c. 401; 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590.","path":["Title 47.1. NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS","Chapter 3. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-17/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:44Z","sha256":"887baf2305ccfb4f5d4a1e37a39c5dc891df8d108bee38260783ab70e444517b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-16","next":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}