1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Secretary of State shall, upon request, issue an authentication to verify that the electronic signature of the electronic notary public on an electronic document is genuine and that the electronic notary public holds the office indicated on the electronic document. The authentication must be:
(a) Signed by the Secretary of State; and
(b) In conformance with any relevant international treaties, agreements and conventions subscribed to by the Government of the United States, including, without limitation, the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961.
2. The Secretary of State shall not issue an authentication pursuant to subsection 1 if:
(a) The electronic document has not been electronically notarized in accordance with the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive;
(b) The Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe that the electronic document may be used to accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or unlawful purpose; or
(c) The request to issue an authentication does not include a statement, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed under penalty of perjury, that the document for which the authentication is requested will not be used to:
(1) Harass a person; or
(2) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose.
3. No civil action may be brought against the Secretary of State on the basis that:
(a) The Secretary of State has issued an authentication pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b) The document has been used to:
(1) Harass a person; or
(2) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose.
4. A person who uses a document for which an authentication has been issued pursuant to subsection 1 to:
(a) Harass a person; or
(b) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose,
is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 3025; A 2017, 85)
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