Nevada Statutes
§ 205.120 — False certificate to certain instruments punishable as forgery
Nevada § 205.120
JurisdictionNevada
Title 15CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Ch. 205Crimes
FORGERY, COUNTERFEITING AND ISSUANCE OF CHECK OR DRAFT WITH
INTENT TO DEFRAUD
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.120 (2026).
Text
A person who is authorized to take a proof or acknowledgment of an instrument which by law may be recorded, who willfully certifies falsely that the execution of the instrument was acknowledged by any party thereto, or that the execution thereof was proved, is guilty of a category D felony, and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
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§ 193.130
Nevada § 193.130
Legislative History
[1911 C&P § 404; RL § 6669; NCL § 10356]—(NRS A 1995, 1217 )
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Nevada § 205.120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nv/205.120.