Nevada § 240.030 - Application for appointment; oath and bond; fingerprints; additional requirements for resident of adjoining state; commencement of term; fee for original, duplicate or amended certificate of appointment

§ 240.030. Application for appointment; oath and bond; fingerprints; additional requirements for resident of adjoining state; commencement of term; fee for original, duplicate or amended certificate of appointment

1. Each person applying for appointment as a notary public must: (a) At the time the applicant submits his or her application, pay to the Secretary

of State $35. (b) Take and subscribe to the oath set forth in Section 2 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada as if the applicant were a public officer. (c) Submit to the Secretary of State proof satisfactory to the Secretary of State

that the applicant has enrolled in and successfully completed a course of study provided

pursuant to NRS 240.018 . (d) Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with

the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident

of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant

maintains a place of business or is employed. The applicant must submit to the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the

appropriate county clerk which indicates that the applicant filed the bond required

pursuant to this paragraph. (e) Submit to the Secretary of State a declaration under penalty of perjury stating

that the applicant has not had an appointment as a notary public revoked or suspended

in this State or any other state or territory of the United States. (f) If required by the Secretary of State, submit: (1) A complete set of the fingerprints of the applicant and written permission authorizing

the Secretary of State to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada

Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

for its report; and (2) A fee established by regulation of the Secretary of State which must not exceed

the sum of the amounts charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal

History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints. 2. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 1, an applicant for appointment

as a notary public who resides in an adjoining state must submit to the Secretary

of State with the application: (a) An affidavit setting forth the adjoining state in which the applicant resides,

the applicant's mailing address and the address of the applicant's place of business

or employment that is located within the State of Nevada; (b) A copy of the applicant's state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76

of NRS and any business license required by the local government where the business

is located, if the applicant is self-employed; and (c) Unless the applicant is self-employed, a copy of the state business license of

the applicant's employer, a copy of any business license of the applicant's employer

that is required by the local government where the business is located and an affidavit

from the applicant's employer setting forth the facts which show that the employer

regularly employs the applicant at an office, business or facility which is located

within the State of Nevada. 3. In completing an application, bond, oath or other document necessary to apply for

appointment as a notary public, an applicant must not be required to disclose his

or her residential address or telephone number on any such document which will become

available to the public. 4. The bond, together with the oath, must be filed and recorded in the office of the

county clerk of the county in which the applicant resides when the applicant applies

for the appointment or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with

the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of

business or is employed. On a form provided by the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall immediately

certify to the Secretary of State that the required bond and oath have been filed

and recorded. Upon receipt of the application, fee and certification that the required bond and

oath have been filed and recorded, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate

of appointment as a notary public to the applicant. 5. The term of a notary public commences on the effective date of the bond required

pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1. A notary public shall not perform a notarial act after the effective date of the

bond unless the notary public has been issued a certificate of appointment. 6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall charge

a fee of $10 for each duplicate or amended certificate of appointment which is issued

to a notary. If the notary public does not receive an original certificate of appointment, the

Secretary of State shall provide a duplicate certificate of appointment without charge

if the notary public requests such a duplicate within 60 days after the date on which

the original certificate was issued.