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The Commission shall have and use a common seal, to consist of a circular die with the coat-of-arms of Virginia and the title “State Corporation Commission” stamped upon the face of the die, and shall have power to affix such seal to any paper, record, or document when necessary for the purpose of authentication, and such seal, when so affixed to any paper, record, or document emanating from the Commission or its clerk’s office, shall have the same force and effect for authentication as the seal of any court<\/span> of record in this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEAL OF THE COMMISSION (\u00a7 12.1-3)\n\nThe Commission shall have and use a common seal, to consist of a circular die\nwith the coat-of-arms of Virginia and the title “State Corporation\nCommission” stamped upon the face of the die, and shall have power to\naffix such seal to any paper, record, or document when necessary for the purpose\nof authentication, and such seal, when so affixed to any paper, record, or\ndocument emanating from the Commission or its clerk’s office, shall have\nthe same force and effect for authentication as the seal of any court of record\nin this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 12-3; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 157.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}