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Electronic Notary Public

Registration to perform electronic notarial acts in person or using audio-video communication, coterminous with the traditional appointment.

Licensing authority: Nevada Secretary of State · Application information

Change of information during current electronic registration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Changes
Within 10 days of changing email address, county of residence, name, electronic signature, or signature technology/device, submit an electronically signed document containing the changed information.
Fee
Pay the $10 change-of-information fee under NRS 240.194(3).
Registration
Existing electronic registration within its current term; renewal and reinstatement requirements are separate.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial electronic notary registration

All of the following:

Applicant Status
First registration as an electronic notary public.
Application
Submit the electronic registration with commission number, each solution provider name, electronic seal and signature exemplar matching the handwritten signature, course proof, and compliance certification (NAC 240.648).
Approval
Registration becomes effective when the Secretary updates the processing system to approved active status (NAC 240.658); payment alone does not suffice under the implementing regulation.
Course
Complete approved electronic-notarization training and separately complete the eRegistration Exam. NRS 240.195 requires an online course of no more than three hours including its exam.
Fees
Pay $50 electronic registration and the $45 electronic training fee; complete training, exams, and payments within the official training site's 90-day validity period.
Proof Age
NAC 240.648(4) requires electronic training completion not earlier than 90 days before submission.
Remote Acts
Audio-video notarization is an authorized mode under the same electronic registration, subject to NRS 240.1991; it is not a separate credential or credential examination.
Simultaneous Process
NRS 240.192(5) permits the Secretary to establish a simultaneous application process; the obtained implementing training site instructs applicants to obtain the traditional commission first.
Term
Electronic registration is coterminous with the traditional appointment (NRS 240.194(1)).
Traditional Appointment
Hold an active Nevada traditional notary appointment and commission number; the Commission Exam already passed for that appointment remains a currently offered examination involved in satisfying NRS 240.192(1)(a).
Traditional Qualifications
Meet the underlying resident or qualifying adjoining-state appointment requirements, oath and bonding requirements.
Training Timing
The official training site requires the traditional commission first; the Secretary's implementing page encourages beginning electronic training after receipt of the traditional commission certificate.
Electronic notary remedial training following a violation or suspension

All of the following:

Applicant Status
Electronic notary who violated Chapter 240 or whose electronic registration was suspended and who has been required by the Secretary to complete electronic retraining.
Electronic Discretion
NRS 240.195(3)(c) makes electronic retraining conditional on the Secretary's requirement; comply with the specific order and pass the course examination.
Other Conditions
Retain or restore the underlying traditional appointment and comply with other requirements of the disciplinary order; passing an examination alone does not guarantee reinstatement.
Traditional Discretion
NRS 240.018(3)(c) identifies the Commission Exam through required retraining for a person who violated Chapter 240 or whose appointment was suspended and who has been ordered by the Secretary to enroll. Whether this applicant must retake it is the Secretary's decision.
Renewal of electronic notary registration with traditional appointment

All of the following:

Applicant Status
Renew electronic registration at the same time as the traditional appointment; both approved training courses and both exams are required.
Application
Submit the electronic registration with commission number, each solution provider name, electronic seal and signature exemplar matching the handwritten signature, course proof, and compliance certification (NAC 240.648).
Approval
Registration becomes effective when the Secretary updates the processing system to approved active status (NAC 240.658); payment alone does not suffice under the implementing regulation.
Course
Complete approved electronic-notarization training and separately complete the eRegistration Exam. NRS 240.195 requires an online course of no more than three hours including its exam.
Fees
Pay $50 electronic registration and the $45 electronic training fee; complete training, exams, and payments within the official training site's 90-day validity period.
Proof Age
NAC 240.648(4) requires electronic training completion not earlier than 90 days before submission.
Remote Acts
Audio-video notarization is an authorized mode under the same electronic registration, subject to NRS 240.1991; it is not a separate credential or credential examination.
Simultaneous Process
NRS 240.192(5) permits the Secretary to establish a simultaneous application process; the obtained implementing training site instructs applicants to obtain the traditional commission first.
Term
Electronic registration is coterminous with the traditional appointment (NRS 240.194(1)).
Traditional Appointment
Hold an active Nevada traditional notary appointment and commission number; the Commission Exam already passed for that appointment remains a currently offered examination involved in satisfying NRS 240.192(1)(a).
Traditional Qualifications
Meet the underlying resident or qualifying adjoining-state appointment requirements, oath and bonding requirements.
Training Timing
The official training site requires the traditional commission first; the Secretary's implementing page encourages beginning electronic training after receipt of the traditional commission certificate.
Restoration after suspension by operation of law linked to traditional appointment

All of the following:

Electronic Discretion
Under NRS 240.195(3)(c), the Secretary may require an electronic registrant whose registration was suspended to complete the electronic course and exam. The leaves include identified discretionary examinations; suspension itself does not require every applicant to retake both exams.
Suspension
NRS 240.194(2) suspends electronic registration by operation of law when the person is no longer appointed as a Nevada notary public.
Traditional Discretion
NRS 240.018(3)(c) identifies the Commission Exam through required retraining for a person who violated Chapter 240 or whose appointment was suspended and who has been ordered by the Secretary to enroll. Whether this applicant must retake it is the Secretary's decision.
Underlying Appointment
Obtain or restore the traditional appointment before electronic authority resumes; independently comply with applicable electronic registration requirements.
Resubmission after refusal or revocation for dishonored payment

All of the following:

Applicant Status
NAC 240.654(2) requires resubmission under NAC and NRS Chapter 240 after denial or administrative revocation caused by insufficient funds/credit or stopped payment.
Application
Submit the electronic registration with commission number, each solution provider name, electronic seal and signature exemplar matching the handwritten signature, course proof, and compliance certification (NAC 240.648).
Approval
Registration becomes effective when the Secretary updates the processing system to approved active status (NAC 240.658); payment alone does not suffice under the implementing regulation.
Course
Complete approved electronic-notarization training and separately complete the eRegistration Exam. NRS 240.195 requires an online course of no more than three hours including its exam.
Fees
Pay $50 electronic registration and the $45 electronic training fee; complete training, exams, and payments within the official training site's 90-day validity period.
Payment
Submit an authorized payment method accepted by the Secretary; approval and training proof requirements still apply.
Proof Age
NAC 240.648(4) requires electronic training completion not earlier than 90 days before submission.
Remote Acts
Audio-video notarization is an authorized mode under the same electronic registration, subject to NRS 240.1991; it is not a separate credential or credential examination.
Simultaneous Process
NRS 240.192(5) permits the Secretary to establish a simultaneous application process; the obtained implementing training site instructs applicants to obtain the traditional commission first.
Term
Electronic registration is coterminous with the traditional appointment (NRS 240.194(1)).
Traditional Appointment
Hold an active Nevada traditional notary appointment and commission number; the Commission Exam already passed for that appointment remains a currently offered examination involved in satisfying NRS 240.192(1)(a).
Traditional Qualifications
Meet the underlying resident or qualifying adjoining-state appointment requirements, oath and bonding requirements.
Training Timing
The official training site requires the traditional commission first; the Secretary's implementing page encourages beginning electronic training after receipt of the traditional commission certificate.

Notary Public

Four-year appointment as a Nevada notary public, including qualifying residents of adjoining states.

Licensing authority: Nevada Secretary of State · Application information

Amended certificate during an existing appointment
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Appointment
Maintain the existing appointment; this route issues an amended certificate during that appointment rather than an initial appointment or renewal.
Changes
Report mailing address, county of residence, signature, or adjoining-state business/employment changes within 30 days; a changed name used in notarial duties requires the new name and signature.
Fee
Submit the prescribed form and $10.
Stamp And Bond
Upon receipt, destroy the old stamp, obtain a stamp with amended information, and notify the bond surety.
Suspension
Failure to provide the required change notice may lead to suspension under NRS 240.036(2).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial appointment: Adjoining state resident employed in Nevada
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Affidavits
Submit the applicant address affidavit, employer affidavit, employer state and applicable local business licenses; file the bond and oath in the Nevada county of employment (NRS 240.030(2), (4); NAC 240.262 and 240.264).
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Annual Information
Submit state and applicable local business licenses and NRS 240.030(2) information annually within 30 days before the appointment anniversary (NRS 240.031).
Applicant Status
Apply for a first Nevada notary public appointment.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Reside in an adjoining state and be regularly employed in a Nevada office, business or facility by an employer registered to do business in Nevada (NRS 240.015(2)(b)).
Initial appointment: Adjoining state resident maintaining a Nevada business
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Affidavits
Submit the applicant address affidavit and own state and applicable local business licenses; use the self-employed affidavit and file bond and oath in the Nevada county of business (NRS 240.030(2), (4); NAC 240.266).
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Annual Information
Submit state and applicable local business licenses and NRS 240.030(2) information annually within 30 days before the appointment anniversary (NRS 240.031).
Applicant Status
Apply for a first Nevada notary public appointment.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Reside in an adjoining state and maintain a Nevada place of business registered under Chapter 76 and applicable local licensing requirements (NRS 240.015(2)(a)).
Initial appointment: Nevada resident
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Applicant Status
Apply for a first Nevada notary public appointment.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Actually, physically and corporeally present in Nevada with intent to establish permanent habitation for at least 30 days before application, and maintain Nevada residency during the appointment (NAC 240.260).
Reapplication after administrative revocation for a returned application fee check
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Applicant Status
NAC 240.205(2) requires a fresh NRS 240.030 application after this administrative payment revocation; statutory revocation-for-cause disqualification remains applicable.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Meet the resident or adjoining-state business/employment qualifications and submit the applicable affidavits and business licenses.
Reinstatement after loss of qualifying Nevada business or employment
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Discretion
Reinstatement under NRS 240.015(2) is discretionary.
Evidence
Submit the NRS 240.030(2) affidavit, appropriate business licenses, and employer affidavit when employed.
Remedial Exam
NRS 240.018(3)(c) identifies the Commission Exam through required retraining for a person who violated Chapter 240 or whose appointment was suspended and who has been ordered by the Secretary to enroll. Whether this applicant must retake it is the Secretary's decision.
Suspension
Adjoining-state appointment suspended after cessation of qualifying Nevada business or regular employment.
Time Limit
Submit required information before the appointment term expires.
Reinstatement after bond lapse or exhaustion
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Bond
File a replacement surety bond of the same manner and amount; submit the county clerk certificate and amended-certificate application.
Discretion
The Secretary may reinstate the appointment; replacement bonding does not guarantee reinstatement.
Fee
Pay $10 under NRS 240.033(6).
Remedial Exam
NRS 240.018(3)(c) identifies the Commission Exam through required retraining for a person who violated Chapter 240 or whose appointment was suspended and who has been ordered by the Secretary to enroll. Whether this applicant must retake it is the Secretary's decision.
Suspension
Appointment suspended by operation of law for no bond or exhaustion of its penal sum.
Time Limit
Apply before the current appointment term expires.
Remedial training following a violation or suspension
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Applicant Status
Existing notary who violated Chapter 240 or has a suspended appointment and has been required by the Secretary to complete approved training.
Completion Proof
Provide approved course and Commission Exam completion proof.
Order
Comply with the Secretary's specific disciplinary order and other applicable appointment requirements; course/exam completion alone does not automatically lift a suspension.
Remedial Exam
NRS 240.018(3)(c) identifies the Commission Exam through required retraining for a person who violated Chapter 240 or whose appointment was suspended and who has been ordered by the Secretary to enroll. Whether this applicant must retake it is the Secretary's decision.
Renewal: Adjoining state resident employed in Nevada
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Affidavits
Submit the applicant address affidavit, employer affidavit, employer state and applicable local business licenses; file the bond and oath in the Nevada county of employment (NRS 240.030(2), (4); NAC 240.262 and 240.264).
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Annual Information
Submit state and applicable local business licenses and NRS 240.030(2) information annually within 30 days before the appointment anniversary (NRS 240.031).
Applicant Status
Renew an existing or expired four-year appointment; repeat approved training and Commission Exam.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Reside in an adjoining state and be regularly employed in a Nevada office, business or facility by an employer registered to do business in Nevada (NRS 240.015(2)(b)).
Renewal: Adjoining state resident maintaining a Nevada business
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Affidavits
Submit the applicant address affidavit and own state and applicable local business licenses; use the self-employed affidavit and file bond and oath in the Nevada county of business (NRS 240.030(2), (4); NAC 240.266).
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Annual Information
Submit state and applicable local business licenses and NRS 240.030(2) information annually within 30 days before the appointment anniversary (NRS 240.031).
Applicant Status
Renew an existing or expired four-year appointment; repeat approved training and Commission Exam.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Reside in an adjoining state and maintain a Nevada place of business registered under Chapter 76 and applicable local licensing requirements (NRS 240.015(2)(a)).
Renewal: Nevada resident
Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam
Age
At least 18 years of age (NRS 240.015(1)(b)).
Applicant Status
Renew an existing or expired four-year appointment; repeat approved training and Commission Exam.
Application Fee
Submit the Secretary of State application with the $35 fee (NRS 240.030(1)(a)).
Board Criminal Instruction
The Secretary of State Notary page states: "Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)". The specific statutory exception in NRS 240.010(3) governs eligibility.
Bond
File a $10,000 bond with the appropriate county clerk, covering the four-year appointment, and submit the county clerk filing certificate (NRS 240.030 and 240.033).
Certificate
Do not exercise the appointment before the Secretary issues a certificate of appointment (NRS 240.030(5)).
Civil Rights
Possess civil rights (NRS 240.015(1)(c)).
Completion Proof
Submit successful training and exam completion proof; NAC 240.270(2) makes the course certificate valid for 90 days from issuance.
Course
Complete approved traditional notary training of at least three hours and the Commission Exam; other websites or vendors do not satisfy the current Secretary of State training requirement.
Declaration
Submit the NRS 240.030(1)(e) declaration under penalty of perjury concerning prior revocation or suspension of a notary appointment.
Disqualifications
NRS 240.010(2) prohibits appointment for material application misstatements or omissions, prior revocation for cause, specified convictions or pleas, a pending Chapter 240 complaint, or lack of approved training proof.
Fingerprints
NAC 240.215 requires fingerprints, written authorization for the criminal-history submission, and the processing fee; NRS 240.030(1)(f) authorizes the Secretary to require these items.
Moral Turpitude Exception
NRS 240.010(3) permits an applicant with a moral-turpitude conviction or plea to apply upon satisfactory proof of more than 10 years since the later release or sentence/parole/probation expiry, full restitution if applicable, civil rights, and an offense outside the property/identity crimes in subsection (2)(c)(2).
Oath
Take and subscribe the Nevada constitutional oath and file and record it with the appropriate county clerk (NRS 240.030(1)(b), (4)).
Payment
The official training site lists $45 traditional training and requires training, exams, and payments completed within 90 days. Payments are processed through SilverFlume during application submission.
Residence
Actually, physically and corporeally present in Nevada with intent to establish permanent habitation for at least 30 days before application, and maintain Nevada residency during the appointment (NAC 240.260).

Nevada Traditional Notary Commission Exam

Provider
Nevada Secretary of State
Format
Online examination following the traditional notary training course
Passing score
At least 80%
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Appointment and eligibility
    • Qualifications, training, and territorial authority
  • Commission maintenance
    • Application, bond, changes, and commission status
  • Notarial acts
    • Authorized acts, definitions, and act selection
  • Appearance and identity
    • Personal appearance, satisfactory evidence, and special signers
  • Notarial certificates
    • Certificate contents, execution, and sufficient forms
  • Stamp and signature
    • Stamp contents, format, use, and security
  • Journal and records
    • Entries, inspection, retention, and loss
  • Fees and employment
    • Authorized charges, travel fees, posting, and employer limits
  • Prohibited and restricted conduct
    • Documents, conflicts, advertising, and refusal
  • Complaints and enforcement
    • Complaints, discipline, liability, and penalties
Examination sources

eRegistration Exam

Provider
Nevada Secretary of State
Format
Online examination of the electronic notarization course content
Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • NRS Chapter 240 - Notaries Public and Commissioned Abstracters
  • NAC Chapter 240 - Notaries Public
Examination sources