NV Senate Bill 446

Legislation

State: Nevada
Signed: June 10, 2015

Effective: October 01, 2015
Chapter: 514

Summary

Senate Bill clarifies that if a notarial officer signing a certificate is a Notary Public, the Notary must sign with the name as on file with the Secretary of State.

Affects

Amends Nevada Revised Statutes Section 240.1655

Changes

Clarifies that if a notarial officer signing a certificate is a Notary Public, the Notary must sign with the name as on file with the Secretary of State.

Analysis

Senate Bill 446 clarifies that if a notarial officer signing a certificate is a Notary Public, the Notary must sign with the name as on file with the Secretary of State. Previously, the provision applied to any notarial officer. In Nevada, that could be a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court, or a justice of the peace. Now, the provision applies only to Notaries Public.

Read the bill text.