{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-240.065","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 240.065","heading":"Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions.","body":"1. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if:\n(a) The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested;\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, 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;\n(c) The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or\n(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.\n2. 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.\n3. A notary public who is registered to engage in the business of a document preparation service may perform a notarial act on a document if the notary public has received or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the document a fee for providing document preparation services in addition to the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.\n4. As used in this section, “relative” includes, without limitation:\n(a) A spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent or stepparent;\n(b) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child;\n(c) A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister;\n(d) A grandparent, parent, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public; and\n(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.","path":["TITLE 19 — MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 240 - NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONED ABSTRACTERS","NOTARIES PUBLIC","Appointment and Practice"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-240.html#NRS240Sec065","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"821a2e5a5853c07376ff490dd9cb7cfcc8dcacb3094604a1a755410d07ee6919","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-240.063","next":"us-nv/nrs-240.075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}