NRS240.040. Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp; storage of stamp.

      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)