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1996 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 47.1-19 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 47.1-19. Fees.
A. A notary may, for taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any writing, or administering and certifying an oath, or certifying affidavits and depositions of witnesses, or certifying that a copy of a document is a true copy thereof, charge a fee of two dollars.
B. For other services a notary shall have the same fees as the clerk of a circuit court for like services.
C. Any person appointed as a member of an electoral board, or a
general registrar, or an officer of election shall be prohibited from
collecting any fee as a notary from during the time of such
appointment. Any person appointed as an assistant registrar or officer of
election shall be prohibited from collecting any fee as a notary for services
relating to the administration of elections or the election laws.
D. It shall be unlawful for any notary to charge more than the fee established
herein for any notarial act; provided, however, that a notary may
recover, with the agreement of the person to be charged, any actual and
reasonable expense of traveling to a place where a notarial act is to be
performed if it is not the usual place in which the notary performs his office.