{"id":1219,"date":"2015-03-07T17:53:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afterhoursva.com\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2015-03-07T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:53:33","slug":"virginia-notary-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afterhoursva.com\/?p=1219","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Notary Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><strong>What information is required to be on a Virginia notary&#8217;s seal\/stamp?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.afterhoursva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_1290.jpg\" alt=\"\">A Virginia notary&#8217;s seal\/stamp must contain the name of the notary exactly as it appears on the notary&#8217;s commission, the words&nbsp;&#8220;Notary Public&#8221; and &#8220;Commonwealth of Virginia.&#8221;&nbsp; Any information included on the notary&#8217;s seal\/stamp must be accurate.&nbsp; The notary cannot strike through or white out an area to make a change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">Note:&nbsp; Many notaries choose to add their commission expiration date and registration number to their notary seal\/stamp.&nbsp; That is an option and not required on the notary&#8217;s seal\/stamp.&nbsp; Referring to the&nbsp;<\/span><i style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\"><b><a shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\/\/commonwealth.virginia.gov\/media\/3042\/2014-july-handbook-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Virginia Notary Handboo<\/a><a shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001r0nEJ0Rdd7uK2wUnc2QjyAs_g_WuI2AWcs-_PHUSb_HC1l4_KcVGEY3B-BwjfbSq7adqXt312DcAtdqXruXQgAJYkQyPQykzJkMLXDEIjJyPeVi0M5q9gVekMiGHU4CnbtTYhXY8vBZtpTFH9ULHeZM_qjqFCT_xxOLtk0VF9AoP0Ni7ckGV8BaqAZ5-t5r6SwjYcZ45J5FJvF7dpMSaxdBNoCmy3C4y7zdz38byHXTttglPpbg_tQ==&amp;c=H8_IBGLvGfbaDU5LkfoF0ESP8k2t-NRd6dQD8CxxTQTK84P4dpGFwQ==&amp;ch=vnyFztaB8XHDpN4vMjq6I4e7fqVhWHCPN9Ktl0FtHAjwqqTxd5Mm3A==\" target=\"_blank\">k<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/b><\/i><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">page 8, A notary&#8217;s commission expiration date and registration number is required in the notary act itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: transparent solid 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-touch-callout: none; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><span style=\"outline: transparent solid 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;\">For more information on Virginia Notary Laws:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: transparent solid 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-touch-callout: none; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commonwealth.virginia.gov\/official-documents\/notary-commissions\/\" style=\"outline: transparent solid 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-touch-callout: none; color: rgb(0, 135, 190); text-decoration: none;\">https:\/\/commonwealth.virginia.gov\/official-documents\/notary-commissions\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What information is required to be on a Virginia notary&#8217;s seal\/stamp? 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