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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366419</law_id><section_number>47.1-19</section_number><catch_line>Fees</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> A <span class="dictionary">notary</span> may, for taking and certifying the <span class="dictionary">acknowledgment</span> of any writing, or administering and certifying an <span class="dictionary">oath</span>, or certifying <span class="dictionary">affidavits</span> and <span class="dictionary">depositions</span> of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a <span class="dictionary">document</span> is a true copy thereof, charge a fee up to $10. <a id="paragraph-1364587" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-19/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">notary</span> may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgement of any <span class="dictionary">electronic document</span>, or administering and certifying an <span class="dictionary">oath</span> or <span class="dictionary">affirmation</span>, or certifying electronic <span class="dictionary">affidavits</span> and <span class="dictionary">depositions</span> of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of an <span class="dictionary">electronic document</span> is a true copy thereof, charge a fee not to exceed $25. <a id="paragraph-1364588" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-19/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">notary</span> for services relating to the administration of elections or the election <span class="dictionary">laws</span>. <a id="paragraph-1364589" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-19/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class="dictionary">notary</span> to charge more than the fee established herein for any <span class="dictionary">notarial act</span>; however, a <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">notarial act</span> is to be performed if it is not the usual place in which the <span class="dictionary">notary</span> performs his office. <a id="paragraph-1364590" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/47.1-19/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 580; 1981, c. 311; 1996, c. 219; 2003, c. 881; 2005, c. 18; 2007, cc. 227, 269, 590; 2022, c. 140; 2024, c. 310.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
