{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-27","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 47.1-27","heading":"Civil liability of employer of notary","body":"The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damages proximately caused by the official misconduct by such notary if:1. The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at the time such damages were caused; and2. The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known of, such notary's misconduct.1980, c. 580.","path":["Title 47.1. NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS","Chapter 6. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-27/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:44Z","sha256":"a2e4a69e559bb85eed372e9c0213e3bbcaa1570427fabf63f1186af1e8e89e30","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-26","next":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}