What are the Official Acts of a Virginia Notary Public?
The code of Virginia specifies five basic notarial acts: 1) Taking Acknowledgements 2) Administering Oaths 3) Certifying affidavits 4) Certifying depositions 5) Certifying “true copies” of documents* * Virginia notaries are not authorized to certify copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates. Only the Division of Vital Records/Statistics may perform such a certification. If you need a certified copy of this type of document, you must request it from the state in which the individual was born. As a fraud prevention measure, many states require that the request form be notarized – a Virginia notary can notarize your signature on this form. Virginia notaries are not authorized to perform marriage ceremonies. Q. What kind of identification must the signer produce?A: As per Virginia law, all signers must personally appear before the notary and present government issued photo identification. The name on the identification must match the name printed on the document. Acceptable identifi
