CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER OF NOTARY (§ 47.1-27)

The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damages proximately
caused by the official misconduct by such notary if:

   1.  The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at the
   time such damages were caused; and

   2.  The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known of,
   such notary’s misconduct.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 580.