Code of Virginia
Chapter 6 - Civil and Criminal Liability
§ 47.1-27. Civil liability of employer of notary

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.
1980, c. 580.