1. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or international organization by the following persons:
- (a) A notary public;
- (b) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record;
- (c) A person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts;
- (d) A person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts; or
- (e) A person authorized by the law of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation to perform notarial acts.
- 2. A certificate by an officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by an officer of the foreign service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishes a matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate.
- 3. An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title.
- 4. An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts.
- 5. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 201; A 1997, 939; 2001, 654; 2005, 2276; 2013, 1378)