Nevada § 602.020 - Contents and requirements of certificate and renewal certificate
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§ 602.020. Contents and requirements of certificate and renewal certificate
1. A certificate filed pursuant to NRS 602.010 or a renewal certificate filed pursuant to NRS 602.035 must state the assumed or fictitious name under which the business is being conducted
or is intended to be conducted, and if conducted by: (a) A natural person: (1) His or her full name; (2) The street address of his or her residence or business; and (3) If the mailing address is different from the street address, the mailing address
of his or her residence or business; (b) An artificial person: (1) Its name; and (2) Its mailing address; (c) A general partnership: (1) The full name of each partner who is a natural person; (2) The street address of the residence or business of each partner who is a natural
person; (3) If the mailing address is different from the street address, the mailing address
of the residence or business of each partner who is a natural person; and (4) If one or more of the partners is an artificial person described in paragraph
(b), the information required by paragraph (b) for each such partner; (d) A trust: (1) The full name of each trustee of the trust; (2) The street address of the residence or business of each trustee of the trust;
and (3) If the mailing address is different from the street address, the mailing address
of the residence or business of each trustee of the trust; or (e) A series created pursuant to NRS 86.296 : (1) The name of the limited-liability company which authorized the creation of the
series; (2) The street address of the limited-liability company which authorized the creation
of the series; and (3) If the mailing address is different from the street address, the mailing address
of the limited-liability company which authorized the creation of the series. 2. The certificate must be: (a) Signed: (1) In the case of a natural person, by that natural person; (2) In the case of an artificial person, by an officer, director, manager, general
partner, trustee or other natural person having the authority to bind the artificial
person to a contract; (3) In the case of a general partnership, by each of the partners who is a natural
person and, if one or more of the partners is an artificial person described in subparagraph
(2), by the person described in subparagraph (2); (4) In the case of a trust, by each of the trustees; or (5) In the case of a series created pursuant to NRS 86.296 , by: (I) One or more managers of the series, if the series is managed by a manager or managers; (II) Any member associated with the series, if the series is managed by the members
associated with the series; (III) Any agent, officer, employee or other representative of the series authorized
in the operating agreement or in another writing by a manager or managers of the series,
if the series is managed by a manager or managers; or (IV) Any agent, officer, employee or other representative of the series authorized
in the operating agreement or in another writing by a member associated with the series,
if the series is managed by its members; and (b) Notarized, unless the board of county commissioners of the county adopts an ordinance
providing that the certificate may be filed without being notarized. 3. As used in this section: (a) “ Artificial person ” means any organization organized under the law of the United States, any foreign
country, or a state, province, territory, possession, commonwealth or dependency of
the United States or any foreign country, and as to which the government, state, province,
territory, possession, commonwealth or dependency must maintain a record showing the
organization to have been organized. (b) “ Record ” means information which is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in
an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 602.020 ("Contents and requirements of certificate and renewal certificate") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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