Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:
1. An electronic notary public shall not willfully electronically notarize the signature or electronic signature of a person unless the person is in the presence of the electronic notary public at the time of notarization and:
(a) Is known to the electronic notary public; or
(b) If unknown to the electronic notary public, provides a credible witness or documentary evidence of identification to the electronic notary public.
2. A person who:
(a) Violates the provisions of subsection 1; or
(b) Aids and abets an electronic notary public to commit a violation of subsection 1,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. Registration as an electronic notary public pursuant to NRS 240.181 to 240.206, inclusive, does not authorize the electronic notary public to perform notarial acts in another state.
4. A notarial act performed by an electronic notary public in this State for a person located outside this State by means of audio-video communication in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to be performed outside this State.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3023; A 2017, 3454)
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