# Virginia — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For Virginia, commission term is shall be four years; statute is Va. Code § 47.1-21, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** shall be four years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Va. Code § 47.1-21 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The commission of a notary public shall be four years, except as shall be otherwise provided in this title. The commission of a notary public shall expire in the fourth calendar year after issuance of his commission on the last day of the month in which the notary was born.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> Code of Virginia Table of Contents » Title 47.1. Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners » Chapter 4. Term of Office » § 47.1-21. Commission as notary

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter4/section47.1-21/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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