2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters
NRS 240.203 - Notice to Secretary of State of resignation or death of notary public or revocation or expiration of appointment; duty to erase, delete, destroy or otherwise render ineffective the notary’s electronic signature technology or device.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an electronic notary public dies or resigns during his or her appointment, or if the appointment of the electronic notary public is revoked or expires, the electronic notary public, the executor of his or her estate or an authorized representative of the electronic notary public, as appropriate, shall:

(a) Notify the Secretary of State of the resignation or death; and

(b) Erase, delete, destroy or otherwise render ineffective the technology or device used to create his or her electronic signature.

2. Upon receipt of the notice required by subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall cancel the appointment of the electronic notary public, effective on the date on which the notice was received.

3. A former electronic notary public whose previous appointment as an electronic notary public was not revoked and whose previous application for appointment as an electronic notary public was not denied is not required to erase, delete, destroy or otherwise render ineffective the technology or device used to create his or her electronic signature if the former electronic notary public renews his or her appointment, using the same electronic signature, within 3 months after the expiration of his or her previous appointment as an electronic notary public.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 3025)