240.191  Appointment by Secretary of State; cancellation of appointment; unlawful acts; injunctive relief.

1.  The Secretary of State may appoint electronic notaries public in this State.

2.  The Secretary of State shall not appoint as an electronic notary public a person who submits an application containing a substantial and material misstatement or omission of fact.

3.  An electronic notary public may cancel his or her appointment by submitting a written notice to the Secretary of State.

4.  It is unlawful for a person to:

(a) Represent himself or herself as an electronic notary public appointed pursuant to this section if the person has not received a certificate of appointment from the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240.192.

(b) Submit an application for appointment as an electronic notary public that contains a substantial and material misstatement or omission of fact.

5.  The Secretary of State may request that the Attorney General bring an action to enjoin any violation of paragraph (a) of subsection 4.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 3018)