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Statute 240 165

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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

ity 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)