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)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters

NRS 240.001 - Definitions.

NRS 240.002 - "Acknowledgment" defined.

NRS 240.0025 - "Credible witness" defined.

NRS 240.0028 - "Domestic partners" defined.

NRS 240.003 - "In a representative capacity" defined.

NRS 240.0035 - "Jurat" defined.

NRS 240.004 - "Notarial act" defined.

NRS 240.005 - "Notarial officer" defined.

NRS 240.0055 - "Notarial record" defined.

NRS 240.0063 - "Notary public" defined.

NRS 240.0065 - "Person" defined.

NRS 240.0067 - "State" defined.

NRS 240.007 - Information and documents filed with or obtained by Secretary of State: Public examination; confidentiality; disclosure.

NRS 240.010 - Appointment by Secretary of State; cancellation of appointment; unlawful acts; injunctive relief.

NRS 240.015 - General qualifications; conditions for appointment of resident of adjoining state.

NRS 240.0155 - Prohibition on collecting social security numbers or alternative personally identifying number from notary public or applicant for appointment as notary public.

NRS 240.017 - Regulations of Secretary of State.

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.

NRS 240.020 - Powers limited to areas within this State; term of office.

NRS 240.030 - Application for appointment; oath and bond; fingerprints; additional requirements for resident of adjoining state; commencement of term; fee for original, duplicate or amended certificate of appointment.

NRS 240.031 - Annual submission of copy of business license by resident of adjoining state.

NRS 240.033 - Requirements for bond; notification of exhaustion of penal sum; release of surety; suspension of appointment; reinstatement of appointment.

NRS 240.036 - Amended certificate of appointment: Required for certain changes in information; suspension for failure to obtain; fee; issuance.

NRS 240.040 - Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp; storage of stamp.

NRS 240.045 - Replacement of lost or inoperable stamp; prerequisite to production of stamp.

NRS 240.051 - Actions required upon resignation or death of notary public.

NRS 240.060 - Powers of notary public.

NRS 240.061 - Performance of authorized notarial acts; restricted notarial acts.

NRS 240.062 - Personal knowledge of identity.

NRS 240.063 - Evidentiary effect of signature; limitations on evidentiary effect of certification of documents.

NRS 240.065 - Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions.

NRS 240.075 - Prohibited acts.

NRS 240.085 - Advertisements in language other than English to contain notice if notary public is not an attorney; use of certain non-English terms in advertisements prohibited; penalties.

NRS 240.100 - Fees for services; additional fees for travel expenses; notarial acts performed within and outside scope of employment.

NRS 240.110 - Posting of table of fees.

NRS 240.120 - Journal of notarial acts: Duty to maintain; contents; verification based upon credible witness; copy of entry; storage; period of retention; report of loss or theft; exceptions.

NRS 240.130 - Only authorized fees to be charged.

NRS 240.143 - Unlawful possession of certain personal property of notary public.

NRS 240.145 - Unlawful reproduction or use of completed notarial certificate; penalty.

NRS 240.147 - Unlawful destruction, defacement or concealment of notarial record.

NRS 240.150 - Liability for misconduct or neglect; liability of employer; penalties for willful violation or neglect of duty; procedure upon revocation or suspension.

NRS 240.155 - Notarization of signature of person not in presence of notary public unlawful; penalty.

NRS 240.161 - Short title; uniformity of application and construction.

NRS 240.1635 - Notarial acts in this State.

NRS 240.164 - Notarial acts in other jurisdictions of United States.

NRS 240.1645 - Notarial acts under federal authority.

NRS 240.165 - Foreign notarial acts.

NRS 240.1655 - Notarial acts.

NRS 240.1657 - Authentication of signature of notarial officer by Secretary of State; limitation on actions brought against Secretary of State; prohibited acts; penalties; regulations.

NRS 240.166 - Short form for acknowledgment in individual capacity.

NRS 240.1663 - Short form for administering oath or affirmation of office.

NRS 240.1665 - Short form for acknowledgment in representative capacity.

NRS 240.1667 - Short form for acknowledgment containing power of attorney.

NRS 240.167 - Short form for execution of jurat.

NRS 240.168 - Short form for certifying copy of document.

NRS 240.1685 - Short form for jurat of subscribing witness.

NRS 240.169 - Short form for acknowledgment of credible witness.

NRS 240.175 - Criminal penalties.

NRS 240.181 - Short title.

NRS 240.182 - Definitions.

NRS 240.1821 - "Audio-video communication" defined.

NRS 240.1823 - "Credential" defined.

NRS 240.1825 - "Dynamic knowledge-based authentication assessment" defined.

NRS 240.183 - "Electronic" defined.

NRS 240.184 - "Electronic document" defined.

NRS 240.185 - "Electronic notarial act" defined.

NRS 240.186 - "Electronic notary public" defined.

NRS 240.187 - "Electronic seal" defined.

NRS 240.188 - "Electronic signature" defined.

NRS 240.1882 - "In the presence of" or "appear before" defined.

NRS 240.189 - Applicability.

NRS 240.191 - Unlawful acts; injunctive relief.

NRS 240.192 - Registration; oath and bond; fee; electronic notary public.

NRS 240.194 - Period of registration; suspension of registration by operation of law; changes of information.

NRS 240.1943 - Course of study for registration.

NRS 240.195 - Courses of study required; persons required to successfully complete course of study; fees; regulations.

NRS 240.196 - Powers of electronic notary public.

NRS 240.197 - Fees for services; additional fees for travel expenses; electronic notarial acts performed within and outside scope of employment; exceptions.

NRS 240.198 - Notarization of signature of person not in presence of notary public unlawful; penalty; powers limited to areas within this State; certain notarial acts deemed performed within this State.

NRS 240.199 - Evidence of electronic notarial act; electronic document to be tamper-evident.

NRS 240.19902 - Short form for certifying copy of electronic document.

NRS 240.1991 - Requirements for use of audio-video communication: Technology.

NRS 240.1993 - Requirements for use of audio-video communication: Location.

NRS 240.1995 - Duty to record electronic notarial acts performed using audio-video communication; identification by personal knowledge or credible witness; period of retention.

NRS 240.1997 - Electronic notarial acts using audio-video communication: Confirmation of identity.

NRS 240.1999 - Recording certain electronic documents relating to real property.

NRS 240.201 - Duty to keep electronic journal of electronic notarial acts; suspension of registration for failure to produce electronic journal entry; period of retention of notarial records upon surrender, revocation or expiration of registration.

NRS 240.202 - Use of electronic signature and electronic seal; safeguarding of electronic signature, electronic seal and notarial records; maintenance of technology or device used to create electronic signature.

NRS 240.203 - Notice to Secretary of State of death of electronic notary public or surrender, revocation or expiration of registration; duty to erase, delete, destroy or otherwise render ineffective notary’s electronic signature technology or device.

NRS 240.204 - Unlawful acts.

NRS 240.205 - Authentication of signature of electronic notary public by Secretary of State; penalty; regulations.

NRS 240.206 - Regulations.

NRS 240.240 - Creation of office.

NRS 240.250 - Appointment and commission.

NRS 240.260 - Term of office.

NRS 240.270 - Fee for commission; oath and bond.

NRS 240.280 - Seal.

NRS 240.290 - Acts may be performed anywhere in State.

NRS 240.300 - Powers.

NRS 240.310 - Fees.

NRS 240.320 - Revocation of commission.

NRS 240.330 - Penalties.