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            Form must be printed, notarized, and mailed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s
            office for processing.
        
            Notary applications (including contact information) are available for review by
            the public for a period of no less than ten years.
        
            You will need a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover if you intend to pay online at the end of this
            application. The Commonwealth of Virginia does not keep this payment information.
        
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        Have you ever been commissioned as a Notary in Virginia?
        
Notary Registration Number :     

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        Are you currently serving as a Notary Public in Virginia?
        
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        Has your name changed?
        
        Previous Name:
    
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        Middle
        
        Last
        
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        Are you at least 18 years old?
        
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        Do you live or work in Virginia?
        
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        Are you a legal US resident?
        
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        Are you able to read and write the English Language?
        
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        Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
        
        List the Date of Conviction, Offense, and Court for each felony.
        
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        Have your Civil Rights been restored by a Governor following felony conviction(s)?

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                Name: Must match your name on your state issued ID. As your commission will read.

                First
                
                Middle
                
                Last
                
                Suffix
                
                (Sr., Jr., etc)
                
                Home Phone
                
                Cell Phone
                
                Email Address
                
                (Required if you pay online)
            
                Verify Email Address
                
                Preferred contact method
                EmailLetter HomeLetter Business

                Date of Birth
                
                Gender
                MaleFemale

                Address line 1
                
                Address line 2
                
                City
                
                State
                
                Zip
                
                Employment Status
                UnemployedSelf EmployedStudentRetiredEmployed

                Employer's name
                
                Work Phone
                
                Address line 1
                
                Address line 2
                
                City
                
                State
                
                Zip
                
                Court where you will take the oath
                
                    Verify that this is where you intend to take the oath:

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                    By checking these items, you acknowledge that you have read them completely.

                A Virginia Notary Public must be familiar with and understand everything contained in “The Handbook for Virginia Notaries Public” throughout their term as a notary. If changes are made to notary laws, the updated handbook will be available by July 1. “The Handbook for Virginia Notaries Public” can be found on the website: www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/OfficialDocuments/Notary/notary.cfm.
            
                A notary must always be completely satisfied with the identity of the person whose signature is being notarized. A notary is not obligated to notarize a person’s signature without being sure that the person is who he or she claims to be. Always check identification and be satisfied that the identification is valid. Never accept the word of a third party as being sufficient for identification to justify notarizing a person’s signature.
            
                A notary is not required to charge a fee for his or her services, but if a fee is a charged; it cannot be for more than $5.00 for each document notarized.
            
                A notary cannot notarize birth, marriage, death certificates (originals or copies) or perform marriages.
            
                A notary cannot perform any act that constitutes the practice of law.
            
                A notary must notify the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office with any changes to the information provided on this application.
            
                A notary must provide the following items on each document notarized: 
                The name of the county or independent city in which the document is signed.
The date the document is signed.
The notarial statement - what is being notarized
The notary’s signature
The date that the notary’s commission expires
Notary’s registration number
Photographically reproducible notary seal/stamp

                Every effort should be made to have complete notarization on the same page as the signature(s) being notarized. If notarization is on a separate page from signature(s), the notarial statement must include the name of each person whose signature is being notarized.
            
                A Virginia notary’s seal must contain the name of the notary exactly as it appears on the notary’s commission, words “Notary Public” and “Commonwealth of Virginia.” Stamps/seals must be ordered through an outside vendor. The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth does not sell or make notary stamps/seals.
            
                Notary applications (including contact information) are available for review by the public for a period of no less than ten years.
            
                By law, you must claim your commission within 60 days after it is issued. If you fail to do so you must submit a new application and a new fee to become a Notary. You will be notified at the preferred mailing or email address you have selected. If you have not received your commission within four weeks contact the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office at 804-692-2536 or email notary@governor.virginia.gov. Sometimes notices are lost in the mail. Failure to receive a notice will not permit you to receive a commission after the 60-day period has expired.

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Secretary of the Commonwealth Notary Division
P.O. Box 1795
Richmond, Virginia, 23218-1795

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Secretary of the Commonwealth Notary Division
P.O. Box 1795
Richmond, Virginia, 23218-1795

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