77258647.1-23Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Notaries And Out-of-state CommissionersTerm Of OfficeGrounds for removal from officeCode 1950, § 47-2; 1962, p. 687; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1980, c. 580; 1983, c. 435; 2007, cc. 269, 590; 2013, c. 86; 2014, cc. 544, 783.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/47.1-23//47.1-23/47.1/4/47.1-23The Secretary may revoke the commission of any notary who:section1 Submits or has submitted an application for commission and appointment as a notary public which contains a substantial and material misstatement of fact;section112 Is convicted or has been convicted of any felony under the laws of the United States or this Commonwealth, or the laws of any other state, unless the notary has been pardoned for such offense, has had his conviction vacated by a granting of a writ of actual innocence, or has had his rights restored;section222 Is found to have committed official misconduct by a proceeding as provided in Chapter 5 (§ 47.1-24 et seq.);section332 Fails to exercise the powers or perform the duties of a notary public in accordance with this title, provided that if a notary is adjudged liable in any court of the Commonwealth in any action grounded in fraud, misrepresentation, impersonation, or violation of the notary laws of the Commonwealth, such notary shall be presumed removable under this section;section442 Performs a prohibited act pursuant to § 47.1-15 or 47.1-15.1;section552 Is convicted of the unauthorized practice of law pursuant to § 54.1-3904, or is a licensed attorney at law whose license is suspended or revoked;section662 Ceases to be a legal resident of the United States;section772 Becomes incapable of reading or writing the English language;section882 Is adjudicated mentally incompetent; orsection992 Fails to keep the official physical seal, journal, or dsection10102