Nevada Statutes
§ 720.200 — Unlawful acts; penalty
Nevada § 720.200
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 720.200 (2026).
Text
1. It is unlawful for a person to:
(a)Forge a digital signature; or
(b)Provide false information knowingly to the Secretary of State with respect to any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto that requires such a person to provide information to the Secretary of State.
2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. As used in this section, “forge a digital signature” means to create a digital signature that:
(a)Is not authorized by the person who holds the private key used to create the digital signature; or
(b)Although verifiable by a public key, the certificate that contains the public key identifies a subscriber who:
(1)Does not exist; or
(2)Does not hold the private key that corresponds to the public key co
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Legislative History
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1955 )
Nearby Sections
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§ 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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