1. It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Forge a digital signature; or
(b) Provide false information knowingly to the Secretary of State with respect to any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto that requires such a person to provide information to the Secretary of State.
2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. As used in this section, "forge a digital signature" means to create a digital signature that:
(a) Is not authorized by the person who holds the private key used to create the digital signature; or
(b) Although verifiable by a public key, the certificate that contains the public key identifies a subscriber who:
(1) Does not exist; or
(2) Does not hold the private key that corresponds to the public key contained in the certificate.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1955)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 720 - Digital Signatures
NRS 720.020 - "Asymmetric cryptosystem" defined.
NRS 720.030 - "Certificate" defined.
NRS 720.040 - "Certification authority" defined.
NRS 720.050 - "Correspond" defined.
NRS 720.060 - "Digital signature" defined.
NRS 720.070 - "Hold a private key" defined.
NRS 720.080 - "Key pair" defined.
NRS 720.090 - "Message" defined.
NRS 720.100 - "Private key" defined.
NRS 720.110 - "Public key" defined.
NRS 720.115 - "Record" defined.
NRS 720.120 - "Subscriber" defined.
NRS 720.130 - "Verify a digital signature" defined.
NRS 720.140 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 720.150 - Adoption of regulations by Secretary of State.
NRS 720.160 - Use of digital signature.
NRS 720.180 - Licensure of certification authorities: Requirement; fee.
NRS 720.190 - Enforcement of chapter: Injunctions and other orders; civil penalty.