West Virginia Code
Article 4. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
§39-4-26. Notary Public Commission and Commissioner Appointment in Effect

(a) A commission as a notary public in effect on June 30, 2014, continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies for a commission as a notary public on or after July 1, 2014, is subject to and shall comply with this article. A notary public, in performing notarial acts on or after July 1, 2014, shall comply with this article.
(b) An appointment as commissioner under the repealed provisions of article four, chapter twenty-nine of this code, in effect on June 30, 2014, continues until its date of expiration. A commissioner, in performing notarial acts on or after July 1, 2014, shall comply with this article: Provided, That a person holding a commission pursuant to the provisions of article four, chapter twenty-nine of this code, on June 30, 2014, is not required to obtain or use a stamp required by section seventeen of this article, prior to the expiration of that commission.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 39. Records and Papers

Article 4. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

§39-4-1. Short Title

§39-4-2. Definitions

§39-4-3. Applicability; Operative Date of Enactment; Effect on Existing Law

§39-4-4. Authority to Perform Notarial Act

§39-4-5. Requirements for Certain Notarial Acts

§39-4-6. Personal Appearance Required

§39-4-6a. Remote Acknowledgements and Notarizations Under Covid-19 Executive Order Deemed Valid

§39-4-7. Identification of Individual

§39-4-8. Authority to Refuse to Perform Notarial Act

§39-4-9. Signature if Individual Is Unable to Sign

§39-4-10. Notarial Act in This State

§39-4-11. Notarial Act in Another State

§39-4-12. Notarial Act Under Authority of Federally Recognized Indian Tribe

§39-4-13. Notarial Act Under Federal Authority

§39-4-14. Foreign Notarial Act

§39-4-15. Certificate of Notarial Act

§39-4-16. Short Form Certificates

§39-4-17. Official Stamp

§39-4-18. Stamping Device

§39-4-19. Notification Regarding Performance of Notarial Act on Electronic Record, Selection of Technology

§39-4-20. Commission as Notary Public; Qualifications; No Immunity or Benefit; Disposition of Fees

§39-4-21. Grounds to Deny, Refuse to Renew, Revoke, Suspend, or Condition Commission of Notary Public

§39-4-22. Database of Notaries Public

§39-4-23. Prohibited Acts

§39-4-24. Validity of Notarial Acts

§39-4-25. Rules

§39-4-26. Notary Public Commission and Commissioner Appointment in Effect

§39-4-27. Savings Clause

§39-4-28. Uniformity of Application and Construction

§39-4-29. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§39-4-30. Maximum Fees

§39-4-31. Government Notaries Public

§39-4-32. Liability of Notary and of an Employer of Notary

§39-4-33. Criminal Penalties

§39-4-34. Action for Injunction; Unauthorized Practice of Law

§39-4-35. Administrative Complaints and Investigations

§39-4-36. Secretary of State Record Retention

§39-4-37. Remote Online Notarial Act Performed for Remotely Located Individual

§39-4-38. Remote Ink Notarial Act Performed for Remotely Located Individual