Civil liability of employer of notary

Va. Code Ann. § 47.1-27, under Chapter 6. Civil and Criminal Liability..

Va. Code Ann. § 47.1-27

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.