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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.140 - Meetings of Commission and appointed committees: Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Commission and any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS and shall conduct all meetings in accordance with that chapter.
2. The Commission and, with the prior approval of the Commission, any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 may hold a closed meeting to:
(a) Receive security briefings;
(b) Discuss procedures for responding to acts of terrorism and related emergencies; or
(c) Discuss deficiencies in security with respect to public services, public facilities and infrastructure,
if the Commission or committee determines, upon a majority vote of its members, that the public disclosure of such matters would be likely to compromise, jeopardize or otherwise threaten the safety of the public.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information and materials received or prepared by the Commission or any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 during a meeting closed pursuant to subsection 2 and all minutes and audiovisual or electronic reproductions of such a meeting are confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery, and not subject to inspection by the general public.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2454; A 2007, 2064; 2013, 825)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.150 - Compensation of members.

1. Each member of the Commission who is not a public employee is entitled to receive compensation of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Commission, while engaged in the business of the Commission.
2. A member of the Commission who is a public employee may not receive any compensation for his or her services as a member of the Commission. Any member of the Commission who is a public employee must be granted administrative leave from the member’s duties to engage in the business of the Commission without loss of his or her regular compensation. Such leave does not reduce the amount of the member’s other accrued leave.
3. Except during a regular or special session of the Legislature, each legislative member of the Commission is entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or portion of a day during which the legislative member attends a meeting of the Commission or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission. The compensation and expenses of the legislative members of the Commission must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
4. In addition to any compensation received pursuant to this section, while engaged in the business of the Commission, each member and employee of the Commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2453)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.170 - Appointment of committees.

1. The Chair of the Commission shall, with the approval of the Commission, appoint a Committee on Finance and any other committees deemed necessary by the Chair to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission. The Chair of the Commission shall appoint to a committee the number of voting members or nonvoting members, or both, that the Chair determines to be appropriate. The Chair may appoint any person the Chair deems appropriate to serve on a committee, except that a committee must include at least one member of the Commission. At its first meeting and annually thereafter, a committee shall select a chair and a vice chair from the members of the committee.
2. If a member of a committee formed pursuant to subsection 1 is a public employee, the member’s employer must grant the member administrative leave from his or her duties to serve on the committee without loss of the member’s regular compensation and without reducing the amount of any other accrued leave the member may have.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2455; A 2005, 1535; 2007, 2921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.175 - Employment of staff.

1. The Adjutant General of the Office of the Military may employ such persons in the classified service of the State as the Adjutant General determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, including, without limitation, an Executive Assistant to the Commission, a Policy Analyst to the Commission, a Grant Analyst to the Commission and a Specialist in Public Information to the Commission.
2. If the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military employs persons pursuant to subsection 1, the salaries for those positions must be paid from the State General Fund or from money received as grants from the Federal Government to the extent allowable pursuant to federal law, or both.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1532; A 2021, 2089)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.180 - Staff assistance.

The Governor shall provide, in addition to any persons employed pursuant to NRS 239C.175, such staff assistance to the Commission as the Governor deems appropriate and may designate a state agency to provide such assistance.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2455; A 2005, 1535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.190 - Gifts, grants and contributions.

The Commission may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to defray expenses incurred by the Commission in the discharge of its duties.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2456)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.200 - Annual report of Governor.

On or before February 15 of each year, the Governor shall:
1. Prepare a report setting forth:
(a) The activities of the Commission; and
(b) A description of any matters with respect to which the Commission held a closed meeting or closed a portion of a meeting, if any, accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why the Commission determined that the meeting or portion thereof needed to be closed; and
2. Submit a copy of the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) If the Legislature is in session, the standing committees of the Legislature which have jurisdiction of the subject matter; or
(b) If the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2455)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.220 - Inspection of restricted documents.

1. Unless made confidential by specific statute, a restricted document may be inspected only by a person who provides:
(a) His or her name;
(b) A copy of his or her driver’s license or other photographic identification that is issued by a governmental entity;
(c) The name of his or her employer, if any;
(d) His or her citizenship; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a statement of the purpose for the inspection. A person is not required to indicate the purpose for inspecting a restricted document if the person is:
(1) A state, county or city emergency manager;
(2) A member or staff person of a terrorism early warning center or fusion intelligence center in this State;
(3) An employee of any fire-fighting or law enforcement agency, if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to inspect restricted documents; or
(4) An employee of a public health agency, if the agency is one that would respond to a disaster and if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to inspect restricted documents. As used in this subparagraph, "disaster" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a public officer or employee shall observe any person while the person inspects a restricted document in a location and in a manner which ensures that the person does not copy, duplicate or reproduce the restricted document in any way.
3. A restricted document may be copied, duplicated or reproduced:
(a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an act of terrorism or other related emergency;
(c) To protect the rights and obligations of a governmental entity or the public;
(d) Upon the request of a reporter or editorial employee who is employed by or affiliated with a newspaper, press association or commercially operated and federally licensed radio or television station and who uses the restricted document in the course of such employment or affiliation; or
(e) Upon the request of a registered architect, licensed contractor or a designated employee of any such architect or contractor who uses the restricted document in his or her professional capacity.
4. A public officer or employee shall inform any person who inspects a restricted document of the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2457; A 2007, 2964, 2965)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.230 - Custodian of restricted document; log of inspections.

1. A public officer or employee who is the custodian of a restricted document shall establish a log to record:
(a) The information described in subsection 1 of NRS 239C.220 when a person is allowed to inspect the document; and
(b) The date and time of the inspection.
2. The log is not a public record and may be inspected only by:
(a) A representative of a law enforcement agency; or
(b) A reporter or editorial employee who is employed by or affiliated with a newspaper, press association or commercially operated and federally licensed radio or television station.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2457; A 2007, 2965)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.240 - Suspicious or unusual request to inspect restricted document.

Nothing in NRS 239C.220 or 239C.230 shall be deemed to prohibit a public officer or employee from contacting a law enforcement agency to report a suspicious or unusual request to inspect a restricted document.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2457; A 2007, 2965)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.250 - Response plans of political subdivisions; confidentiality.

1. Each political subdivision shall adopt and maintain a response plan. Each new or revised plan must be filed within 10 days after adoption or revision with:
(a) The Division; and
(b) Each response agency that provides services to the political subdivision.
2. The response plan required by subsection 1 and any revised response plan pursuant to subsection 3 must include:
(a) A drawing or map of the layout and boundaries of the political subdivision;
(b) A drawing or description of the streets and highways within, and leading into and out of, the political subdivision, including any approved routes for evacuation;
(c) The location and inventory of emergency response equipment and resources within the political subdivision;
(d) The location of any unusually hazardous substances within the political subdivision;
(e) A telephone number that may be used by residents of the political subdivision to receive information and to make reports with respect to an act of terrorism or related emergency;
(f) The location of one or more emergency response command posts that are located within the political subdivision;
(g) A depiction of the location of each police station, sheriff’s office and fire station that is located within the political subdivision;
(h) Plans for the continuity of the operations and services of the political subdivision, which plans must be consistent with the provisions of NRS 239C.260; and
(i) Any other information that the Commission may determine to be relevant.
3. Each political subdivision shall review its response plan at least once each year and, as soon as practicable after the review is completed but not later than December 31 of each year, file with the Division and each response agency that provides services to the political subdivision:
(a) Any revised response plan resulting from the review; or
(b) A written certification that the most recent response plan filed pursuant to subsection 1 is the current response plan for the political subdivision.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, a plan filed pursuant to the requirements of this section, including any revisions adopted thereto, is confidential and must be securely maintained by the entities with whom it is filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 3. An officer, employee or other person to whom the plan is entrusted by the entity with whom it is filed shall not disclose the contents of such a plan except:
(a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an act of terrorism or related emergency; or
(c) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 239.0115.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2458; A 2005, 1535; 2007, 2064; 2019, 2465)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.300 - Submission of written report to Commission required.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the State, a political subdivision or a tribal government submits an application to and is approved to receive money from the Federal Government, this State, any other state, a local government, any agency or instrumentality of those governmental entities, or any private entity, to pay for a project or program relating to the prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from acts of terrorism, the State, political subdivision or tribal government shall, not later than 60 days after receiving such approval, submit to the Commission a written report that includes, without limitation:
(a) The total amount of money that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has been approved to receive for the project or program;
(b) A description of the project or program, unless the State, political subdivision or tribal government previously submitted a written report pursuant to this section relating to the same project or program; and
(c) The items to be paid for with the money that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has been approved to receive for the project or program.
2. A project or program for which the State, a political subdivision or a tribal government is required to report the receipt of money pursuant to subsection 1 includes, without limitation, a project or program related to:
(a) Homeland security;
(b) Emergency management;
(c) Health or hospitals;
(d) Emergency medical services; and
(e) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive, agricultural or environmental acts of terrorism.
3. A report is not required to be submitted to the Commission if the money was awarded by the Division pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 414.040.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1533; A 2011, 2885; 2019, 602)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.310 - Adoption of national system of emergency response; documentation evidencing compliance.

1. The State and each political subdivision and tribal government shall:
(a) Adopt any national system that is required as a condition to the receipt of money from the Federal Government by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to federal law in preparation for, prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, response to and recovery from a domestic incident, including, without limitation, an act of terrorism.
(b) Submit to the Division documentation evidencing that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has adopted the national system.
2. The Division shall submit on a quarterly basis documentation to the Commission evidencing the compliance of this State and each political subdivision and tribal government with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1533; A 2011, 2885)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.400 - Creation; appointment of members; designation of officers; term.

1. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee is hereby created.
2. With the approval of the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military, the Chief of the Division shall appoint to the Committee not more than 34 voting members that the Chief determines to be appropriate and who have expertise in:
(a) Emergency management;
(b) Homeland security;
(c) Public safety;
(d) Cybersecurity;
(e) School safety; or
(f) Public health.
3. With the approval of the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military, the Chief or his or her designee shall:
(a) Serve as the Chair and a voting member of the Committee; and
(b) Appoint one voting member of the Committee to serve as Vice Chair.
4. The term of office of each voting member of the Committee is 2 years. This term limit does not apply to the Chair. A member may be reappointed.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1024; A 2021, 2089)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.410 - Meetings; quorum.

1. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Committee as frequently as required to perform its duties, but not less than once each quarter.
2. A majority of the voting members of the Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those voting members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1024; A 2021, 275)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.420 - Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee and any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS and shall conduct all meetings in accordance with that chapter.
2. The Committee and, with the prior approval of the Committee, any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 may hold a closed meeting for sensitive issues relating to emergency management or homeland security if the Committee or subcommittee, as applicable, determines that the public disclosure of such matters would be likely to compromise, jeopardize or otherwise threaten the safety of the public.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information and materials received or prepared by the Committee and any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 during a meeting closed pursuant to subsection 2 and all minutes and audiovisual or electronic reproductions of such a meeting are confidential, are not subject to subpoena or discovery and are not subject to inspection by the general public.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.430 - Compensation of members.

1. A member of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee or any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 may not receive any compensation for his or her services as a member of the Committee or the subcommittee.
2. Any member of the Committee or any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 who is a public employee must be granted administrative leave from his or her duties to engage in the business of the Committee or subcommittee, as applicable, without loss of his or her regular compensation. Such leave does not reduce the amount of his or her other accrued leave.
3. Each member of the Committee or any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 is entitled, while engaged in the business of the Committee or subcommittee, to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses provided to a member of the Committee or subcommittee who is an officer or employee of the State of Nevada or a political subdivision of this State must be paid by the state agency or political subdivision which employs him or her.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.440 - Duties.

The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall, within the limits of available money:
1. Annually develop state resilience goals and related objectives for the Committee;
2. Formulate advisory recommendations and policies regarding the emergency management, emergency response and homeland security efforts for the State, as well as statewide mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts;
3. In accordance with the state resilience goals and related objectives developed pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Review grants proposed by state agencies, political subdivisions or tribal governments that are responsible for homeland security and make recommendations and provide related advice concerning such grants to the Committee on Finance appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170;
(b) Review grants proposed by agencies of this State, political subdivisions or tribal governments that are responsible for emergency management or emergency response and make recommendations and provide related advice concerning such grants to the Chief of the Division; and
(c) Review statewide mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts in consultation with political subdivisions and tribal governments and make recommendations to such political subdivisions and tribal governments concerning these coordination efforts; and
4. Develop the annual report required pursuant to NRS 239C.480.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.450 - Appointment of subcommittees.

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee may appoint any subcommittee deemed necessary by the Committee to assist in carrying out the duties of the Committee.
2. The Committee may appoint not more than two subcommittees at any time.
3. Each subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Have a specific objective; and
(b) Operate for not more than 6 months, unless an extension is approved by the Committee.
4. The Chair of the Committee shall appoint to a subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 the number of voting members that the Chair of the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Chair may appoint any person the Chair deems appropriate to serve on a subcommittee, except that a subcommittee must include at least one member of the Committee.
5. At the first meeting of the subcommittee and, if an extension is approved pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3, every 6 months thereafter, a subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 shall select a chair and a vice chair from the members of the subcommittee.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.470 - Gifts, grants and contributions.

The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons to carry out the provisions of NRS 239C.400 to 239C.480, inclusive, and to defray expenses incurred by the Committee in the discharge of its duties.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 239C - Homeland Security › NRS 239C.480 - Annual report.

On or before February 1 of each year, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall:
1. Prepare a report setting forth:
(a) The activities of the Committee which occurred during the preceding calendar year;
(b) Any assessments of the programs and processes conducted by the Committee to achieve the state resilience goals and related objectives developed pursuant to NRS 239C.440 and the capacity of such programs and processes;
(c) Any recommendations created by the Committee that are based on the activities and assessments conducted during the preceding calendar year; and
(d) A description of any matters with respect to which the Committee held a closed meeting or a closed portion of a meeting, as applicable, accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why the Committee determined that the meeting or portion thereof needed to be closed; and
2. Submit a copy of the report to:
(a) The Nevada Commission on Homeland Security;
(b) The Governor; and
(c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) If the Legislature is in session, the standing committees of the Legislature which have jurisdiction of the subject matter; or
(2) If the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.001 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 240.002 to 240.0067, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 187; A 1997, 930; 1999, 74; 2001, 652; 2003, 606; 2005, 2274; 2009, 3026; 2013, 1376; 2017, 1514)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.002 - "Acknowledgment" defined.

"Acknowledgment" means a declaration by a person that he or she has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity represented and identified therein.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 187)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.0025 - "Credible witness" defined.

"Credible witness" means a person who:
1. Swears or affirms that the signer of a document is the person whom he or she claims to be; and
2. Is known personally to the signer of the document and the notarial officer.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.003 - "In a representative capacity" defined.

"In a representative capacity" means:
1. For and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, as an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee or other representative;
2. As a public officer, personal representative, guardian or other representative, in the capacity recited in the instrument;
3. As an attorney-in-fact for a principal; or
4. In any other capacity as an authorized representative of another.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 188)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.0035 - "Jurat" defined.

"Jurat" means a declaration by a notarial officer that the signer of a document signed the document in the presence of the notarial officer and swore to or affirmed that the statements in the document are true.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.004 - "Notarial act" defined.

"Notarial act" means an act that a notarial officer of this state is authorized to perform. The term includes:
1. Taking an acknowledgment;
2. Administering an oath or affirmation;
3. Certifying a copy;
4. Executing a jurat;
5. Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; and
6. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by a specific statute.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 188; A 1995, 1597; 1997, 930; 2003, 606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.0055 - "Notarial record" defined.

"Notarial record" means:
1. The journal that a notary public is required to keep pursuant to NRS 240.120;
2. The journal that an electronic notary public is required to keep pursuant to NRS 240.201; and
3. A document or other evidence retained by a notary public or an electronic notary public to record the performance of a notarial act or an electronic notarial act.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3018)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.007 - Information and documents filed with or obtained by Secretary of State: Public examination; confidentiality; disclosure.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, information and documents filed with or obtained by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, are public information and are available for public examination.
2. Information and documents filed with or obtained by the Secretary of State pursuant to or in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 240.010 are not public information and are confidential.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 and in NRS 239.0115, information and documents obtained by or filed with the Secretary of State in connection with an investigation concerning a possible violation of the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, are not public information and are confidential.
4. The Secretary of State may submit any information or evidence obtained in connection with an investigation concerning a possible violation of the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, to the appropriate district attorney for the purpose of prosecuting a criminal action.
5. The Secretary of State may disclose any information or documents obtained in connection with an investigation concerning a possible violation of the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, to an agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 74; A 2005, 2274; 2007, 2066; 2009, 3026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.015 - General qualifications; conditions for appointment of resident of adjoining state.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person appointed as a notary public must:
(a) Be a resident of this State.
(b) Be at least 18 years of age.
(c) Possess his or her civil rights.
(d) Have completed a course of study pursuant to NRS 240.018.
2. The Secretary of State may appoint a person who resides in an adjoining state as a notary public if the person:
(a) Maintains a place of business in the State of Nevada that is registered pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS and any applicable business licensing requirements of the local government where the business is located; or
(b) Is regularly employed at an office, business or facility located within the State of Nevada by an employer registered to do business in this State.
If such a person ceases to maintain a place of business in this State or regular employment at an office, business or facility located within this State, the Secretary of State may suspend the person’s appointment. The Secretary of State may reinstate an appointment suspended pursuant to this subsection if the notary public submits to the Secretary of State, before his or her term of appointment as a notary public expires, the information required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240.030.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1204; A 1993, 261; 1995, 190; 1997, 931; 2005, 1581; 2009, 3027; 2015, 929; 2019, 4337)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.0155 - Prohibition on collecting social security numbers or alternative personally identifying number from notary public or applicant for appointment as notary public.

The Secretary of State shall not collect the social security number or an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, from a notary public or an applicant for appointment as a notary public.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4337)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.017 - Regulations of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State:
1. May adopt regulations:
(a) Prescribing the procedure for the appointment and mandatory training of a notary public.
(b) Establishing procedures for the notarization of digital or electronic signatures.
2. Shall adopt regulations prescribing the form of each affidavit required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240.030.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1204; A 1995, 191; 1997, 931; 2001, 652; 2007, 1098)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.018 - Courses of study for mandatory training of notaries public; fees; persons required to enroll in and successfully complete course of study; Notary Public Training Account; disposition of excess fees.

1. The Secretary of State may:
(a) Provide courses of study for the mandatory training of notaries public. Such courses of study:
(1) Must include at least 3 hours of instruction and an examination relating to the functions and duties of notaries public; and
(2) May be conducted in person or online by the Secretary of State or a vendor approved by the Secretary of State.
(b) Charge a reasonable fee to each person who enrolls in a course of study for the mandatory training of notaries public.
2. A course of study provided pursuant to this section must comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 240.017.
3. The following persons are required to enroll in and successfully complete a course of study provided pursuant to this section:
(a) A person applying for appointment as a notary public for the first time.
(b) A person renewing his or her appointment as a notary public.
(c) A person who has committed a violation of this chapter or whose appointment as a notary public has been suspended, and who has been required by the Secretary of State to enroll in a course of study provided pursuant to this section.
4. The Secretary of State shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 in the Notary Public Training Account which is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the Secretary of State. Any interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward. All claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid. The money in the Account may be expended:
(a) To pay for expenses related to providing courses of study for the mandatory training of notaries public, including, without limitation, the rental of rooms and other facilities, advertising, travel and the printing and preparation of course materials; or
(b) For any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
5. At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall reconcile the amount of the fees collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and the expenses related to administering the training of notaries public pursuant to this chapter and deposit any excess fees received with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 651; A 2007, 1098; 2010, 26th Special Session, 6, 87; 2011, 443; 2013, 3475; 2015, 929)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.020 - Powers limited to areas within this State; term of office.

A person appointed as a notary public pursuant to this chapter may perform notarial acts in any part of this state for a term of 4 years, unless sooner removed. Such an appointment or registration as an electronic notary public pursuant to NRS 240.192 does not authorize the person to perform notarial acts in another state.
[Part 2:22:1907; RL § 2763; NCL § 4733]—(NRS A 1975, 1519; 1997, 931; 2017, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.031 - Annual submission of copy of business license by resident of adjoining state.

A notary public who is a resident of an adjoining state shall submit to the Secretary of State annually, within 30 days before the anniversary date of his or her appointment as a notary public, a copy of the state business license of the place of employment of the notary public in the State of Nevada issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS, a copy of any license required by the local government where the business is located and the information required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240.030.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 929; A 2009, 3029)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.033 - Requirements for bond; notification of exhaustion of penal sum; release of surety; suspension of appointment; reinstatement of appointment.

1. The bond required to be filed pursuant to NRS 240.030 must be executed by the person applying to become a notary public as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in this State. The bond must be made payable to the State of Nevada and be conditioned to provide indemnification to a person determined to have suffered damage as a result of an act by the notary public which violates a provision of NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive or, if applicable, an act by the electronic notary public which violates a provision of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive. The surety company shall pay a final, nonappealable judgment of a court of this State that has jurisdiction, upon receipt of written notice of final judgment. The bond may be continuous but, regardless of the duration of the bond, the aggregate liability of the surety does not exceed the penal sum of the bond.
2. If the penal sum of the bond is exhausted, the surety company shall notify the Secretary of State in writing within 30 days after its exhaustion.
3. The surety bond must cover the period of the appointment of the notary public, except when a surety is released.
4. A surety on a bond filed pursuant to NRS 240.030 may be released after the surety gives 30 days’ written notice to the Secretary of State and notary public, but the release does not discharge or otherwise affect a claim filed by a person for damage resulting from an act of the notary public which is alleged to have occurred while the bond was in effect.
5. The appointment of a notary public is suspended by operation of law when the notary public is no longer covered by a surety bond as required by this section and NRS 240.030 or the penal sum of the bond is exhausted. If the Secretary of State receives notice pursuant to subsection 4 that the bond will be released or pursuant to subsection 2 that the penal sum of the bond is exhausted, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the notary public in writing that his or her appointment will be suspended by operation of law until another surety bond is filed in the same manner and amount as the bond being terminated.
6. The Secretary of State may reinstate the appointment of a notary public whose appointment has been suspended pursuant to subsection 5, if the notary public, before his or her current term of appointment expires:
(a) Submits to the Secretary of State:
(1) An application for an amended certificate of appointment as a notary public; and
(2) A certificate issued by the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed, which indicates that the applicant filed a new surety bond with the clerk.
(b) Pays to the Secretary of State a fee of $10.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 189; A 1997, 933; 2005, 2275; 2017, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.036 - Amended certificate of appointment: Required for certain changes in information; suspension for failure to obtain; fee; issuance.

1. If, at any time during his or her appointment, a notary public changes his or her mailing address, county of residence or signature or, if the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state, changes his or her place of business or employment, the notary public shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment on a form provided by the Secretary of State. The request must:
(a) Include the new information;
(b) Be submitted within 30 days after making that change; and
(c) Be accompanied by a fee of $10.
2. The Secretary of State may suspend the appointment of a notary public who fails to provide to the Secretary of State notice of a change in any of the information specified in subsection 1.
3. If a notary public changes his or her name during his or her appointment and the notary public intends to use his or her new name in the performance of notarial duties, the notary public shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment on a form provided by the Secretary of State. The request must:
(a) Include the new name and signature and the address of the notary public;
(b) Be submitted within 30 days after making the change; and
(c) Be accompanied by a fee of $10.
4. Upon receipt of a request for an amended certificate of appointment and the appropriate fee, the Secretary of State shall issue an amended certificate of appointment.
5. When the notary public receives the amended certificate of appointment, the notary public shall:
(a) Destroy his or her notary’s stamp and obtain a new notary’s stamp which includes the information on the amended certificate.
(b) Notify the surety company which issued his or her bond of the changes.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 188; A 1997, 933)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.040 - Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp; storage of stamp.

1. The statement required by paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 240.1655 must:
(a) Be imprinted in indelible, photographically reproducible ink with a rubber or other mechanical stamp; and
(b) Set forth:
(1) The name of the notary public;
(2) The phrase "Notary Public, State of Nevada";
(3) The date on which the appointment of the notary public expires;
(4) The number of the certificate of appointment of the notary public;
(5) If the notary public so desires, the Great Seal of the State of Nevada; and
(6) If the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state, the word "nonresident."
2. After July 1, 1965, an embossed notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.
3. The stamp required pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be a rectangle, not larger than 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, and may contain a border design; and
(b) Produce a legible imprint.
4. A notary public shall not affix his or her stamp over printed material.
5. A notary public shall keep his or her stamp in a secure location during any period in which the notary public is not using the stamp to perform a notarial act.
6. As used in this section, "mechanical stamp" includes an imprint made by a computer or other similar technology.
[10:39:1864; B § 339; BH § 2244; C § 2411; RL § 2753; NCL § 4723]—(NRS A 1965, 647; 1985, 1205; 1995, 191, 1596; 1997, 934; 2003, 606; 2011, 1610)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.045 - Replacement of lost or inoperable stamp; prerequisite to production of stamp.

1. If the stamp of a notary public is lost, the notary public shall, within 10 days after the stamp is lost, submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, and obtain a new stamp in accordance with NRS 240.036. The request must be accompanied by a fee of $10.
2. If the stamp is destroyed, broken, damaged or otherwise rendered inoperable, the notary public shall immediately notify the Secretary of State of that fact and obtain a new stamp.
3. A person or governmental entity shall not make, manufacture or otherwise produce a notary’s stamp unless the notary public presents his or her original or amended certificate of appointment or a certified copy of his or her original or amended certificate of appointment to that person or governmental entity.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 188; A 1997, 935)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.051 - Actions required upon resignation or death of notary public.

1. If a notary public resigns or dies during his or her appointment, the notary public, or the executor of the estate of the notary public, as appropriate, shall:
(a) Notify the Secretary of State of the resignation or death; and
(b) Destroy the notary’s stamp.
2. Upon the receipt of the notice required by subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall cancel the appointment of the notary public, effective on the date on which the notice was received.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 189)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.060 - Powers of notary public.

A notary public may, during normal business hours, perform notarial acts in lawful transactions for a person who requests the act and tenders the appropriate fee.
[Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030] + [4:39:1864; B § 333; BH § 2238; C § 2405; RL § 2747; NCL § 4717] + [5:39:1864; B § 334; BH § 2239; C § 2406; RL § 2748; NCL § 4718] + [6:39:1864; B § 335; BH § 2240; C § 2407; RL § 2749; NCL § 4719] + [7:39:1864; B § 336; BH § 2241; C § 2408; RL § 2750; NCL § 4720]—(NRS A 1985, 1206; 1987, 1303; 1995, 192, 1596; 2007, 45)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.061 - Performance of authorized notarial acts; restricted notarial acts.

1. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive, or by law of this State other than NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive.
2. A notarial officer other than a notary public may not perform a notarial act with respect to a document to which the officer or the officer’s spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if the notarial act is prohibited by NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.062 - Personal knowledge of identity.

For the purposes of NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive, a notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of a person appearing before the officer if the person is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the person has the identity claimed.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters › NRS 240.063 - Evidentiary effect of signature; limitations on evidentiary effect of certification of documents.

1. The signature of a notary public on a document shall be deemed to be evidence only that the notary public knows the contents of the document that constitute the signature, execution, acknowledgment, oath, affirmation or affidavit.
2. When a notary public certifies that a document is a certified or true copy of an original document, the certification shall not be deemed to be evidence that the notary public knows the contents of the document.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 929; A 2003, 607)