240.075 - Prohibited acts. - Nevada Statutes

240.075  Prohibited acts.  A notary public shall not:

      1.  Influence a person to enter or not enter into a lawful transaction involving a notarial act performed by the notary public.

      2.  Certify an instrument containing a statement known by the notary public to be false.

      3.  Perform any act as a notary public with intent to deceive or defraud, including, without limitation, altering the journal that the notary public is required to keep pursuant to NRS 240.120.

      4.  Endorse or promote any product, service or offering if his or her appointment as a notary public is used in the endorsement or promotional statement.

      5.  Certify photocopies of a certificate of birth, death or marriage or a divorce decree.

      6.  Allow any other person to use his or her notary’s stamp.

      7.  Allow any other person to sign the notary’s name in a notarial capacity.

      8.  Perform a notarial act on a document that contains only a signature.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1205; A 1987, 1114; 1995, 193; 2001, 653)