Notary Law Update: NV Senate Bill 446
State: Nevada
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.
Signed:
June 10, 2015
Effective:
October 01, 2015
Chapter: 514
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.