Nevada § 240.065 Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions

Nevada Statutes

§ 240.065 — Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions

Nevada § 240.065

Title 19MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND

Ch. 240Notaries

Appointment and Practice

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.065 (2026).

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1. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if:

(a)The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested;

(b)Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, property or other consideration in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act;

(c)The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or

(d)The person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested is a relative of the domestic partner of the notary public or a relative of the notary

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1. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if:
(a) The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, property or other consideration in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act;
(c) The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or
(d) The person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested is a relative of the domestic partner of the notary public or a relative of the notary public by marriage or consanguinity.
2. A notary public who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this State may perform a notarial act on an instrument or pleading if the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a fee for providing legal services in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.
3. A notary public who is registered to engage in the business of a document preparation service may perform a notarial act on a document if the notary public has received or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the document a fee for providing document preparation services in addition to the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.
4. As used in this section, “relative” includes, without limitation:
(a) A spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent or stepparent;
(b) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child;
(c) A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister;
(d) A grandparent, parent, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public; and
(e) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child of a sibling or half sibling of the notary public or of a sibling or half sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public.