{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-26","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39-4-26","heading":"Notary public commission and commissioner appointment in effect.","body":"(a) A commission as a notary public in effect on June 30, 2014, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies for a commission as a notary public on or after July 1, 2014, is subject to and shall comply with this article. A notary public, in performing notarial acts on or after July 1, 2014, shall comply with this article.\n(b) An appointment as commissioner under the repealed provisions of article four, chapter twenty-nine of this code, in effect on June 30, 2014, continues until its date of expiration. A commissioner, in performing notarial acts on or after July 1, 2014, shall comply with this article: Provided, That a person holding a commission pursuant to the provisions of article four, chapter twenty-nine of this code, on June 30, 2014, is not required to obtain or use a stamp required by section seventeen of this article, prior to the expiration of that commission.","path":["CHAPTER 39. RECORDS AND PAPERS.","ARTICLE 4. REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39-4-26/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:22Z","sha256":"d35fb4d64bf3b62d86247fd3483a1f7cd69710f9fa4012fd9a4ee91451484e0e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-25","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39-4-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}