{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 47.1-3","heading":"Power of appointment","body":"The Governor may appoint in and for the Commonwealth as many notaries as to him shall seem proper. Any person who acts as a notary in the Commonwealth shall register with and be commissioned by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and otherwise be in compliance with the provisions of this title.Code 1950, § 47-2; 1962, p. 287; 1972, c. 824; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590.","path":["Title 47.1. NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS","Chapter 2. APPOINTMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:44Z","sha256":"1a407356388e4ec28557de0a0a7ebf2f9318b02233aff73c78dcda2838af5c95","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-47.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}