Nevada § 240.065 - Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions

§ 240.065. Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions

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 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; (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. 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. 4. 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.