Nevada Statutes
§ 720.160 — Use of digital signature
Nevada § 720.160
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 720.160 (2026).
Text
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if each person who will be involved in the submission and acceptance of a record agrees to the use of a digital signature, the use of a message which:
(a)Represents the record; and
(b)Is transformed by a digital signature,
Ê constitutes a sufficient signing of the record.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to:
(a)A record that is required to be signed in the presence of a third party; or
(b)A record with respect to which the requirement that the record must be signed is accompanied by an additional qualifying requirement.
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Legislative History
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1954 ; A 2001, 2722 )
Nearby Sections
15
§ 720.010
Definitions§ 720.020
“Asymmetric cryptosystem” defined§ 720.030
“Certificate” defined§ 720.040
“Certification authority” defined§ 720.050
“Correspond” defined§ 720.060
“Digital signature” defined§ 720.070
“Hold a private key” defined§ 720.080
“Key pair” defined§ 720.090
“Message” defined§ 720.100
“Private key” defined§ 720.110
“Public key” defined§ 720.115
“Record” defined§ 720.120
“Subscriber” defined§ 720.130
“Verify a digital signature” defined§ 720.140
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