Virginia § 2.2-409 Secretary of the Commonwealth

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§ 2.2-409 — Secretary of the Commonwealth

Virginia § 2.2-409

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 2.2ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT

Subtitle IORGANIZATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT

Ch. 4SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Art. 1General Provisions

Part AOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

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Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-409 (2026).

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A.The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall charge the following fees for services rendered in his office to be paid by the person for whom the service is rendered at the time it is done:aFor a testimonial, including seal tax....................................$10.00bFor each authentication after the first testimonial for documents bearing the testament by the same person on the same date, including seal tax...5.00cFor a copy of any paper, if on one sheet.................................1.00dAnd for each sheet after the first........................................75eFor issuing a commission to a commissioner in another state..............7.00fFor power of attorney for nonresident insurers, contractors...............3.00gFor service of process on parties, each defendant.....................

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A. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall charge the following fees for services rendered in his office to be paid by the person for whom the service is rendered at the time it is done:aFor a testimonial, including seal tax....................................$10.00bFor each authentication after the first testimonial for documents bearing
the testament by the same person on the same date, including seal tax...5.00cFor a copy of any paper, if on one sheet.................................1.00dAnd for each sheet after the first........................................75eFor issuing a commission to a commissioner in another state..............7.00fFor power of attorney for nonresident insurers, contractors...............3.00gFor service of process on parties, each defendant........................19.00hFor service of process on reciprocal insurers.............................7.00iFor registration of name, badge and insignia............................7.50jFor affixing the Seal of the Commonwealth.............................2.00kFor issuing a commission to a notary for the Commonwealth at large,
including seal tax..................................................35.00lFor issuing a commission to an electronic notary public...................35.00And for filing in his office any paper required by law to be filed, the same fee as is allowed by law for recording similar papers.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall charge a technology fee of $10 in addition to the fees set out in subsection A for commissioning of a notary public or electronic notary public, which funds shall be deposited into the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Technology Trust Fund established by the comptroller and used only to obtain and update office automation and information technology equipment including software and conversion services; to preserve, maintain, and enhance records, including but not limited to the costs of repairs, maintenance, service contracts, and system upgrades; and to improve public access to records. There shall be no transfers out of the fund, including transfers to the general fund.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 14-114; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-103; 1966, c. 272; 1976, c. 559; 1979, c. 14; 1984, c. 362; 1987, cc. 449, 459; 1998, cc. 259, 872, § 2.1-71.2; 2001, c. 844; 2007, cc. 269, 362, 590.