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HB 1506

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Notaries; altered documents name across instruments.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Eric Phillips· primary

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A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 47.1-15 and 47.1-16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notaries; altered documents; name across instruments. Notaries; altered documents; name across instruments. Provides that a notary shall not affix an official signature or seal on a notarial certificate that is altered. The bill further provides that the name associated with the commissioned notary shall be the same on and across such notary's signature, certificate, seal, and any other document or instrument requiring such notary's name and information.

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