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2002 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 47.1-14 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 47.1-14. Duty of care.
A notary shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of his duties generally. He shall exercise a high degree of care in ascertaining the identity of any person whose identity is the subject of a notarial act. Unless such person is known by the notary, identity shall be ascertained by examination of one or more of the following documents: a United States Passport, a certificate of United States citizenship, a certificate of naturalization, an unexpired foreign passport, an alien registration card with photograph, a state-issued driver's license or state-issued identification card or a United States military card.