NRS225.083. False or forged documents: Posting notice regarding customer’s responsibility and penalty; regulations.

      1.  The Secretary of State shall prominently post the following notice at each office and each location on his or her Internet website at which documents are accepted for filing:

 

The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content, completeness or accuracy of any document filed in this office. Customers should periodically review the documents on file in this office to ensure that the documents pertaining to them are complete and accurate.

 

Pursuant to NRS 239.330, any person who knowingly offers any false or forged instrument for filing in this office is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. Additionally, any person who knowingly offers any false or forged instrument for filing in this office may also be subject to civil liability.

 

      2.  The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing procedures to prevent the filing of false or forged documents in his or her office.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2375)