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2015 Code of Virginia
Title 47.1 - Notaries and Out-Of-State Commissioners
§ 47.1-27. Civil liability of employer of notary

VA Code § 47.1-27 (2015) What's This?

The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damages proximately caused by the official misconduct by such notary if:

1. The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at the time such damages were caused; and

2. The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known of, such notary's misconduct.

1980, c. 580.

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