The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations regarding digital signatures, including, without limitation, regulations pertaining to:

1. 1. The use of a digital signature, including, without limitation, standards for the commercial use of a digital signature;
2. 2. Licensure of a certification authority, including, without limitation, professional standards that a certification authority must meet in conducting its business;
3. 3. The verification of a digital signature;
4. 4. The liability that may be incurred by a subscriber, certification authority or recipient of a message transformed by a digital signature, including, without limitation, the limitation of such liability;
5. 5. The use of a digital signature as an acknowledgment, as that term is defined in NRS 240.002;
6. 6. The issuance of injunctions and orders and the imposition of civil penalties pursuant to NRS 720.190;
7. 7. The status of a private key as personal property;
8. 8. The responsibilities of a subscriber with respect to the use and handling of a private key;
9. 9. The confidentiality of information represented in a message that is transformed by a digital signature; and
10. 10. Any other aspect of the use or verification of digital signatures that the Secretary of State determines to be necessary.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 1955)