2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters
NRS 240.192 - Application for appointment; oath and bond; additional requirements for resident of adjoining state; commencement of term; fee for original, duplicate or amended certificate of appointment.

1. Each person applying for appointment as an electronic notary public must:

(a) At the time of application, be a notarial officer in this State and have been a notarial officer in this State for not less than 4 years;

(b) Submit to the Secretary of State an electronic application pursuant to subsection 2;

(c) Pay to the Secretary of State an application fee of $50;

(d) Take and subscribe to the oath set forth in Section 2 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada as if the applicant were a public officer;

(e) Submit to the Secretary of State proof satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the applicant has successfully completed a course of study provided pursuant to NRS 240.195; and

(f) Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed. The applicant must submit to the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the appropriate county clerk which indicates that the applicant filed the bond required pursuant to this paragraph.

2. The application for an appointment as an electronic notary public must be submitted as an electronic document and must contain, without limitation, the following information:

(a) The applicant’s full legal name, and the name to be used for appointment, if different.

(b) The county in which the applicant resides.

(c) The electronic mail address of the applicant.

(d) A description of the technology or device, approved by the Secretary of State, that the applicant intends to use to create his or her electronic signature in performing electronic notarial acts.

(e) The electronic signature of the applicant.

(f) Any other information requested by the Secretary of State.

3. An applicant for appointment as an electronic notary public who resides in an adjoining state, in addition to the requirements set forth in subsections 1 and 2, must submit to the Secretary of State with the application:

(a) An affidavit setting forth the adjoining state in which the applicant resides, the applicant’s mailing address and the address of the applicant’s place of business or employment that is located within the State of Nevada;

(b) A copy of the applicant’s state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS and any business license required by the local government where the applicant’s business is located, if the applicant is self-employed; and

(c) Unless the applicant is self-employed, a copy of the state business license of the applicant’s employer issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS, a copy of any business license of the applicant’s employer that is required by the local government where the business is located and an affidavit from the applicant’s employer setting forth the facts which show that the employer regularly employs the applicant at an office, business or facility which is located within the State of Nevada.

4. In completing an application, bond, oath or other document necessary to apply for appointment as an electronic notary public, an applicant must not be required to disclose his or her residential address or telephone number on any such document which will become available to the public.

5. The bond, together with the oath, must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the applicant resides when the applicant applies for appointment or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed. On a form provided by the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall immediately certify to the Secretary of State that the required bond and oath have been filed and recorded. Upon receipt of the application, fee and certification that the required bond and oath have been filed and recorded, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of appointment as an electronic notary public to the applicant.

6. The term of an electronic notary public commences on the effective date of the bond required pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1. An electronic notary public shall not perform an electronic notarial act after the effective date of the bond unless the electronic notary public has been issued a certificate of appointment pursuant to subsection 5.

7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall charge a fee of $10 for each duplicate or amended certificate of appointment which is issued to an electronic notary public. If the electronic notary public does not receive an original certificate of appointment, the Secretary of State shall provide a duplicate certificate of appointment without charge if the electronic notary public requests such a duplicate within 60 days after the date on which the original certificate was issued.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 3019)