Virginia § 55.1-626 - Corporate acknowledgment taken before officer or stockholder
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§ 55.1-626. Corporate acknowledgment taken before officer or stockholder
Any notary or other officer duly authorized to take acknowledgments may take the acknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by a company or to a company or for the benefit of a company, although he may be a stockholder, an officer, or both, in such company, provided that he is not otherwise interested in the property conveyed or disposed of by such deed or other writing, and nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any officer to take an acknowledgment to any deed or other writing executed by such company by and through him as an officer or stockholder of such company, or to him for the benefit of such company.
Code 1919, § 5209; 1926, p. 340; Code 1950, § 55-121; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-626 ("Corporate acknowledgment taken before officer or stockholder") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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