1. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if:
(a) The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, property or other consideration in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act;
(c) The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or
(d) The person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested is a relative of the domestic partner of the notary public or a relative of the notary public by marriage or consanguinity.
2. A notary public who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this State may perform a notarial act on an instrument or pleading if the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a fee for providing legal services in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.
3. A notary public who is registered to engage in the business of a document preparation service may perform a notarial act on a document if the notary public has received or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the document a fee for providing document preparation services in addition to the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.
4. As used in this section, "relative" includes, without limitation:
(a) A spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent or stepparent;
(b) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child;
(c) A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister;
(d) A grandparent, parent, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public; and
(e) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child of a sibling or half sibling of the notary public or of a sibling or half sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1205; A 1995, 192; 1997, 935; 2005, 67; 2013, 1376; 2021, 934)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters
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 240.015 - General qualifications; conditions for appointment of resident of adjoining state.
NRS 240.017 - Regulations of Secretary of State.
NRS 240.020 - Powers limited to areas within this State; term of office.
NRS 240.031 - Annual submission of copy of business license by resident of adjoining state.
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 240.065 - Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions.
NRS 240.075 - Prohibited acts.
NRS 240.110 - Posting of table of fees.
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 240.161 - 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 240.166 - 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 240.1821 - "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 240.191 - Unlawful acts; injunctive relief.
NRS 240.192 - Registration; oath and bond; fee; electronic notary public.
NRS 240.1943 - Course of study for registration.
NRS 240.196 - Powers of electronic notary public.
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 240.1997 - Electronic notarial acts using audio-video communication: Confirmation of identity.
NRS 240.1999 - Recording certain electronic documents relating to real property.
NRS 240.240 - Creation of office.
NRS 240.250 - Appointment and commission.
NRS 240.270 - Fee for commission; oath and bond.
NRS 240.290 - Acts may be performed anywhere in State.