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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366418</law_id><section_number>47.1-18</section_number><catch_line>Notice of change of address; etc</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="102" identifier="47.1">Notaries and Out-Of-State Commissioners</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="3">Powers and Duties</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">notary public</span> who changes the address of his residence shall forthwith notify the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> of the <span class="dictionary">fact</span> by mailing or delivering a written notice which shall contain the new address, or in <span class="dictionary">electronic</span> format as the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> may prescribe. <a id="paragraph-1364585" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-18/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any notary who is commissioned as a nonresident shall notify the <span class="dictionary">Secretary</span> of the Commonwealth of any change in his place of employment. <a id="paragraph-1364586" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-18/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 580; 2007, cc. 269, 590.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
