§ 55.1-636 Acknowledgments taken by notaries in foreign countries
All certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings taken and certified prior to July 1, 1995, by notaries public residing in foreign countries shall be held and are hereby declared valid and effective in all respects if otherwise valid according to the law then in force.
History
This law was first created in 1918. The record of its establishment is cataloged at page 506 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1918 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1936, at page 101; in 1942, when it was recodified as §§ 5209e and 5209k; in 1950, when it was recodified as § 55-130; in 1960, chapter 285; in 1972, chapter 631; in 1976, chapter 685; in 1984, chapter 35; in 1989, chapter 602; in 1995, chapter 48; in 2019, chapter 712.
1918, p. 506; 1936, p. 101; Michie Code 1942, §§ 5209e, 5209k; Code 1950, § 55-130; 1960, c. 285; 1972, c. 631; 1976, c. 685; 1984, c. 35; 1989, c. 602; 1995, c. 48; 2019, c. 712.