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2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters
NRS 240.040 - Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp; storage of stamp.

Universal Citation:
NV Rev Stat ยง 240.040 (2011)
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1. The statement required by paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 240.1655 must:

(a) Be imprinted in indelible, photographically reproducible ink with a rubber or other mechanical stamp; and

(b) Set forth:

(1) The name of the notary public;

(2) The phrase Notary Public, State of Nevada ;

(3) The date on which the appointment of the notary public expires;

(4) The number of the certificate of appointment of the notary public;

(5) If the notary public so desires, the Great Seal of the State of Nevada; and

(6) If the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state, the word nonresident.

2. After July 1, 1965, an embossed notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.

3. The stamp required pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Be a rectangle, not larger than 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, and may contain a border design; and

(b) Produce a legible imprint.

4. A notary public shall not affix his or her stamp over printed material.

5. A notary public shall keep his or her stamp in a secure location during any period in which the notary public is not using the stamp to perform a notarial act.

6. As used in this section, mechanical stamp includes an imprint made by a computer or other similar technology.

[10:39:1864; B 339; BH 2244; C 2411; RL 2753; NCL 4723] (NRS A 1965, 647; 1985, 1205; 1995, 191, 1596; 1997, 934; 2003, 606; 2011, 1610)

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