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Virginia Notary Starter Kit: $45 Application, Circuit Court Oath, $10 Fee Limit, 5-Year Journal and Electronic Notary
Virginia has no exam and no bond, but a 60-day deadline to claim your commission at the circuit court and, under the July 2026 handbook, a journal for every act. Here is the full path.
$29 one time · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
Virginians and out-of-state workers applying to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, new Virginia notaries picking up their commission, and notaries adding an electronic commission.
Why it is different
- Based on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's handbook revised July 1, 2026.
- Shows the registration number and expiration date your seal and certificates must carry.
- Covers both traditional and electronic commissions in one kit.
What is inside
- Application and the 60-day court deadline. Who qualifies in Virginia, the $45 application, the circuit court oath and the birth-month term.
- $10 and $25 caps, ID list, journal and seal. Code of Virginia 47.1-19 fee caps, accepted IDs, the 5-year journal and the seal with registration number.
- Electronic commission and notario penalties. How to get a Virginia electronic commission, remote identity rules, and the civil penalties for misleading titles.
- Apply, claim, swear in, start. Application, court pickup, seal, journal and first appointment.
- Virginia costs worksheet. The $45 application and $10 clerk fee filled in, plus electronic costs and blanks for quotes.
- Five-year record pages. Printable pages with the six entries Virginia requires for each act.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
Get it
Virginia Notary Starter Kit
Want every toolkit? The toolkit membership includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly.
Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Code of Virginia, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the Secretary's notary office. Produced privately; the Commonwealth has not reviewed or endorsed it. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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