§ 47.1-27 — Civil liability of employer of notary

Virginia § 47.1-27

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 47.1: NOTARIES AND OUT-OF-STATE COMMISSIONERS
• Ch. 6: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY

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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.

Legislative History

1980, c. 580.