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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs § 240.065. Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-19-miscellaneous-matters-related-to-government-and-public-affairs/nv-rev-st-240-065/
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