{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-21","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 47.1-21","heading":"Commission as notary","body":"The commission of a notary public shall be four years, except as shall be otherwise provided in this title. The commission of a notary public shall expire in the fourth calendar year after issuance of his commission on the last day of the month in which the notary was born.1980, c. 580; 1989, c. 594; 2007, cc. 269, 590.","path":["Title 47.1. NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS","Chapter 4. TERM OF OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-21/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:44Z","sha256":"0dfb86e2b34cf9e5d81dd0838df9362f5cb6c498834f87b38a6b7acb743ff228","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-20.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}