1. 1. Upon the request of any person, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate showing whether there is on file, on the date and hour stated therein, any presently effective security instrument naming a particular public utility and, if there is, giving the date and hour of filing of the instrument and the names and addresses of each secured party. The uniform fee for such a certificate is:

   1. (a) Forty dollars if the request is communicated in writing; and
   2. (b) Twenty dollars if the request is communicated by another medium authorized by filing-office rule.
2. 2. Upon request, the Secretary of State or a county recorder shall furnish a copy of any filed security instrument upon payment of the statutory fee for copies.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 883; A 2003, 843; 2003, 20th Special Session, 130)