1. Except as otherwise provided in this section:

(a) An electronic notary public may charge the following fees:

(1) For taking an acknowledgment, for each signature..................................... $25

(2) For executing a jurat, for each signature....................................................... $25

(3) For administering an oath or affirmation....................................................... $25

(b) An electronic notary public shall not charge a fee to perform an electronic notarial act unless he or she is authorized to charge a fee for such an electronic notarial act pursuant to this section.

(c) All fees prescribed in this section are payable in advance, if demanded.

(d) An electronic notary public may charge an additional fee for traveling to perform an electronic notarial act if:

(1) The person requesting the electronic notarial act asks the electronic notary public to travel;

(2) The electronic notary public explains to the person requesting the electronic notarial act that the fee for travel is in addition to the fee authorized in paragraph (a) and is not required by law;

(3) The person requesting the electronic notarial act agrees in advance upon the hourly rate that the electronic notary public will charge for the additional fee for travel; and

(4) The additional fee for travel does not exceed:

(I) If the person requesting the electronic notarial act asks the electronic notary public to travel between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., $10 per hour.

(II) If the person requesting the electronic notarial act asks the electronic notary public to travel between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., $25 per hour.

The electronic notary public may charge a minimum of 2 hours for such travel and shall charge on a pro rata basis after the first 2 hours.

(e) An electronic notary public is entitled to charge the amount of the additional fee for travel agreed to in advance by the person requesting the electronic notarial act pursuant to paragraph (d) if:

(1) The person requesting the electronic notarial act cancels the request after the electronic notary public begins traveling to perform the requested electronic notarial act.

(2) The electronic notary public is unable to perform the requested electronic notarial act as a result of the actions of the person who requested the electronic notarial act or any other person who is necessary for the performance of the electronic notarial act.

(f) For each additional fee for travel that an electronic notary public charges pursuant to paragraph (d), the electronic notary public shall enter in the electronic journal that he or she keeps pursuant to NRS 240.201:

(1) The amount of the fee; and

(2) The date and time that the electronic notary public began and ended such travel.

(g) An electronic notary public may charge a reasonable fee to recover any cost of providing a copy of an entry or a recording of an audio-video communication in an electronic journal maintained pursuant to NRS 240.201.

2. A person who employs an electronic notary public may prohibit the electronic notary public from charging a fee for an electronic notarial act that the electronic notary public performs within the scope of the employment. Such a person shall not require the electronic notary public whom the person employs to surrender to the person all or part of a fee charged by the electronic notary public for an electronic notarial act performed outside the scope of the employment of the electronic notary public.

3. An electronic notary public who is an officer or employee of the State or a local government shall not charge a fee for an electronic notarial act that the electronic notary public performs within the scope of such employment.

4. This section does not apply to any compensation for services provided by an electronic notary public which do not constitute electronic notarial acts or comply with the other requirements of this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 3022; A 2017, 3452; 2019, 30)