This text of Nevada § 240.202 (Use of electronic signature and electronic seal; safeguarding of electronic signature, electronic seal and notarial records; maintenance of technology or device used to create electronic signature) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
1. The electronic signature and electronic seal of an electronic notary public must be used only for the purposes of performing electronic notarial acts.
2. An electronic notary public shall safeguard his or her electronic signature, the electronic seal and all notarial records maintained by the electronic notary public as follows:
(a)When not in use, the electronic notary public shall keep the electronic signature, electronic seal and all notarial records secure, under the exclusive control of the electronic notary public and protected by a password where applicable.
(b)An electronic notary public shall not permit his or her electronic signature or electronic seal to be used by any other person.
(c)An electronic notary public shall not surrender or destroy his or her notarial records e
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1. The electronic signature and electronic seal of an electronic notary public must be used only for the purposes of performing electronic notarial acts.
2. An electronic notary public shall safeguard his or her electronic signature, the electronic seal and all notarial records maintained by the electronic notary public as follows:
(a) When not in use, the electronic notary public shall keep the electronic signature, electronic seal and all notarial records secure, under the exclusive control of the electronic notary public and protected by a password where applicable.
(b) An electronic notary public shall not permit his or her electronic signature or electronic seal to be used by any other person.
(c) An electronic notary public shall not surrender or destroy his or her notarial records except as otherwise required by the order of a court or as allowed pursuant to NRS 240.001 to 240.206 , inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an electronic notary public, within 10 days after discovering that his or her electronic signature or electronic seal has been stolen, lost, damaged or otherwise rendered incapable of affixing a legible image, shall:
(1) Inform the appropriate law enforcement agency in the case of theft or vandalism; and
(2) Notify the Secretary of State and the entity from which the electronic notary public obtained the electronic signature or electronic seal in writing, including, without limitation, a signature using the name under which the electronic notary public is registered pursuant to NRS 240.192 .
3. An electronic notary public shall take reasonable steps to maintain the technology or device used to create his or her electronic signature, and to ensure that the technology or device has not been recalled, revoked, terminated or otherwise rendered ineffective or unsecure by the entity that created the technology or device. Upon learning that the technology or device used to create his or her electronic signature has been rendered ineffective or unsecure, an electronic notary public shall cease performing electronic notarial acts until:
(a) A new technology or device is acquired; and
(b) The electronic notary public sends an electronic notice to the Secretary of State that includes the electronic signature of the electronic notary public required pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 240.192 relating to the new technology or device.