NRS 240.065
Restrictions on powers of notary public
- exception.
1.
A notary public may not perform a notarial act if:(a)
The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested;(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, property or other consideration in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act;(c)
The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or(d)
The person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested is a relative of the domestic partner of the notary public or a relative of the notary public by marriage or consanguinity.2.
A notary public who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this State may perform a notarial act on an instrument or pleading if the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a fee for providing legal services in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.3.
As used in this section, “relative” includes, without limitation:(a)
A spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent or stepparent;(b)
A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child;(c)
A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister;(d)
A grandparent, parent, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public; and(e)
A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child of a sibling or half sibling of the notary public or of a sibling or half sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public.
Source:
Section 240.065 — Restrictions on powers of notary public; exception., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html#NRS240Sec065
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