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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 2 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 2007, chapters 269<\/a> and 590<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 698<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366422,"identifier":"47.1-20","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-20","url":"\/47.1-20\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/47.1-20\/","token":"47.1\/3\/47.1-20","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fee agreements with employer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 47.1-20","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any employer, as a condition of employment of a person who is a notary<\/span>, may require the employee to perform notarial acts<\/span> in the course of or in connection with such employment without charging the fee allowed by law<\/span> for the performance of such acts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any employer may require a notary<\/span> in his employment to surrender to such employer a fee, if charged, or any part thereof, provided that the notarial act<\/span> for which the fee is charged is performed during the course of such employee’s employment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEE AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYER (\u00a7 47.1-20)\n\nA. Any employer, as a condition of employment of a person who is a notary, may\nrequire the employee to perform notarial acts in the course of or in connection\nwith such employment without charging the fee allowed by law for the performance\nof such acts.\n\nB. Any employer may require a notary in his employment to surrender to such\nemployer a fee, if charged, or any part thereof, provided that the notarial act\nfor which the fee is charged is performed during the course of such\nemployee’s employment.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590; 2018, c. 698.","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"}}