240.040 - Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp.
240.040 Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp.
1. The statement required by paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 240.1655 must:
(a) Be imprinted in indelible, photographically reproducible ink with a rubber or other mechanical stamp; and
(b) Set forth:
(1) The name of the notary public;
(2) The phrase “Notary Public, State of Nevada”;
(3) The date on which the appointment of the notary public expires;
(4) The number of the certificate of appointment of the notary public;
(5) If the notary public so desires, the Great Seal of the State of Nevada; and
(6) If the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state, the word “nonresident.”
2. After July 1, 1965, an embossed notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.
3. The stamp required pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be a rectangle, not larger than 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, and may contain a border design; and
(b) Produce a legible imprint.
4. A notary public shall not affix his or her stamp over printed material.
5. As used in this section, “mechanical stamp” includes an imprint made by a computer or other similar technology.
[10:39:1864; B § 339; BH § 2244; C § 2411; RL § 2753; NCL § 4723]—(NRS A 1965, 647; 1985, 1205; 1995, 191, 1596; 1997, 934; 2003, 606)