Civil liability of employer of notary

Va. Code Ann. § 47.1-27
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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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-27/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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