1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) A person with a physical disability who, by reason of the physical disability, is unable to write may use a signature stamp to affix his or her signature to a document or writing any time that a signature is required by law; and
(b) A person, government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government must treat each signature affixed by a person described in paragraph (a) through the use of a signature stamp in the same manner as it treats a signature made in writing.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a document or writing with respect to which the requirement that the document or writing must be signed is accompanied by an additional qualifying requirement unless each additional qualifying requirement is satisfied.
3. The Division shall develop standards regarding signature stamps for persons with physical disabilities who, by reason of their physical disabilities, are unable to write, including, without limitation, standards pertaining to:
(a) The development of a signature stamp;
(b) The use of a signature stamp;
(c) The verification of a signature stamp; and
(d) Any other aspect of the use or verification of signature stamps that the Division determines to be necessary.
4. The Division shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, regulations:
(a) To carry out the standards developed by the Division pursuant to subsection 3; and
(b) Concerning the extent to which a person who uses a signature stamp and a person, government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government which treats a signature stamp as the signature of a person pursuant to this section may incur liability related to the use or treatment of the signature stamp.
5. As used in this section, “signature stamp” means a stamp which contains the impression of:
(a) The actual signature of a person with a physical disability;
(b) A mark or symbol which is adopted by the person with the physical disability; or
(c) A signature of the name of a person with a physical disability which is made by another person and which is adopted by the person with the physical disability.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2379)
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