47.1-19 - Fees. - Virginia Statutes

§ 47.1-19. Fees.

A. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any writing,or administering and certifying an oath, or certifying affidavits anddepositions of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a document is a truecopy thereof, charge a fee up to $5.

B. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgement of anyelectronic document, or administering and certifying an oath or affirmation,or certifying electronic affidavits and depositions of witnesses, orcertifying that a copy of an electronic document is a true copy thereof,charge a fee not to exceed $25.

C. Any person appointed as a member of an electoral board or a generalregistrar shall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary during thetime of such appointment. Any person appointed as an assistant registrar orofficer of election shall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notaryfor services relating to the administration of elections or the election laws.

D. It shall be unlawful for any notary to charge more than the feeestablished herein for any notarial act; however, a notary may recover, withthe agreement of the person to be charged, any actual and reasonable expenseof traveling to a place where a notarial act is to be performed if it is notthe usual place in which the notary performs his office.

(1980, c. 580; 1981, c. 311; 1996, c. 219; 2003, c. 881; 2005, c. 18; 2007,cc. 227, 269, 590.)