47.1-27 - Civil liability of employer of notary.
§ 47.1-27. Civil liability of employer of notary.
The employer of a notary public shall also be liable for all damagesproximately caused by the official misconduct by such notary if:
1. The notary public was acting within the scope of his employment at thetime such damages were caused; and
2. The employer had actual knowledge of, or reasonably should have known of,such notary's misconduct.
(1980, c. 580.)