{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-618","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-618","heading":"What person taking acknowledgment shall certify","body":"The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that:1. The person acknowledging appeared before him and acknowledged he executed the instrument; and2. The person acknowledging was known to the person taking the acknowledgment or that the person taking the acknowledgment had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person described in and who executed the instrument.1970, c. 719, § 55-118.3; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle II. Real Estate Settlements and Recordation","Chapter 6. Recordation of Documents","Article 3. Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-618/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"424cd4c886f8d33c7b1675913a20ecca23b1bbebb706df765da5e24bba5ecaf5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-617","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-619"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}