NRS 719.245
Use of public blockchain to secure information does not affect right to ownership or use of information

  • exception.

1.

A person who uses a public blockchain to secure information that the person owns or has the right to use does not thereby relinquish any right of ownership or use with respect to the information, except to the extent that an agreement of the person expressly provides for the transfer of such a right.

2.

Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall be deemed to affect the status of, or any right or obligation established by law with respect to, any document that is:

(a)

Filed with or otherwise submitted to a governmental agency or official, including, without limitation, any document that is submitted for recording in the office of a county recorder; or

(b)

A public record for the purposes of NRS 239.010.

Source: Section 719.245 — Use of public blockchain to secure information does not affect right to ownership or use of information; exception., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-719.­html#NRS719Sec245.

719.010
Short title. 719.020
Definitions. 719.030
“Agreement” defined. 719.040
“Automated transaction” defined. 719.045
“Blockchain” defined. 719.050
“Computer program” defined. 719.060
“Contract” defined. 719.070
“Electronic” defined. 719.080
“Electronic agent” defined. 719.090
“Electronic record” defined. 719.100
“Electronic signature” defined. 719.110
“Governmental agency” defined. 719.120
“Information” defined. 719.130
“Information processing system” defined. 719.140
“Person” defined. 719.145
“Public blockchain” defined. 719.150
“Record” defined. 719.160
“Security procedure” defined. 719.170
“State” defined. 719.175
“State of the public blockchain” defined. 719.180
“Transaction” defined. 719.185
“Unaffiliated computers or machines” defined. 719.200
Scope. 719.210
Prospective application 719.220
Use of electronic records and electronic signatures 719.230
Application and construction: Promotion of uniformity. 719.240
Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. 719.245
Use of public blockchain to secure information does not affect right to ownership or use of information 719.250
Provision of information in writing 719.260
Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. 719.270
Effect of change or error. 719.280
Notarization and acknowledgment. 719.290
Retention of electronic records 719.300
Admissibility in evidence. 719.310
Automated transaction. 719.320
Time and place of sending and receipt. 719.330
Transferable records. 719.340
Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. 719.345
Governmental agency may be required to have certain electronic capabilities as condition of participation in state business portal. 719.350
Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. 719.360
Governmental agencies and political subdivisions to consider use of equipment and software to enable use of electronic records and signatures
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 719.245’s source at nv​.us