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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 580 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 311; in 1996, chapter 219<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 881<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 18<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 227<\/a>, 269<\/a>, and 590<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 140<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 310<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366419,"identifier":"47.1-19","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-19","url":"\/47.1-19\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-19\/","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A notary<\/span> may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgment<\/span> of any writing, or administering and certifying an oath<\/span>, or certifying affidavits<\/span> and depositions<\/span> of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a document<\/span> is a true copy thereof, charge a fee up to $10. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A notary<\/span> may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgement of any electronic document<\/span>, or administering and certifying an oath<\/span> or affirmation<\/span>, or certifying electronic affidavits<\/span> and depositions<\/span> of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of an electronic document<\/span> is a true copy thereof, charge a fee not to exceed $25. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person appointed as a member of an electoral board or a general registrar shall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary<\/span> during the time of such appointment. Any person appointed as a deputy registrar or officer of election shall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary<\/span> for services relating to the administration of elections or the election laws<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any notary<\/span> to charge more than the fee established herein for any notarial act<\/span>; however, a notary<\/span> may recover, with the agreement of the person to be charged, any actual and reasonable expense of traveling to a place where a notarial act<\/span> is to be performed if it is not the usual place in which the notary<\/span> performs his office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES (\u00a7 47.1-19)\n\nA. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any writing, or\nadministering and certifying an oath, or certifying affidavits and depositions\nof witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a document is a true copy thereof,\ncharge a fee up to $10.\n\nB. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgement of any electronic\ndocument, or administering and certifying an oath or affirmation, or certifying\nelectronic affidavits and depositions of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of\nan electronic document is a true copy thereof, charge a fee not to exceed $25.\n\nC. Any person appointed as a member of an electoral board or a general registrar\nshall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary during the time of such\nappointment. Any person appointed as a deputy registrar or officer of election\nshall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary for services relating to\nthe administration of elections or the election laws.\n\nD. It shall be unlawful for any notary to charge more than the fee established\nherein for any notarial act; however, a notary may recover, with the agreement\nof the person to be charged, any actual and reasonable expense of traveling to a\nplace where a notarial act is to be performed if it is not the usual place in\nwhich the notary performs his office.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 580; 1981, c. 311; 1996, c. 219; 2003, c. 881; 2005, c. 18;\n2007, cc. 227, 269, 590; 2022, c. 140; 2024, c. 310.","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"}}