NV Notary - Nevada Notary Prohibited Acts and Ethics Questions and Answers

Question 1

A Nevada notary is presented with a real estate deed for notarization.
The notary is also the real estate agent for the transaction and will receive a commission from the sale.
According to Nevada law, what is the correct course of action for the notary?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to notarize the document because the notary has a direct financial interest in the transaction.

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Notarize the document, but waive the notarial fee to avoid a conflict of interest.

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Proceed with the notarization as long as the commission is disclosed in the notary journal.

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Notarize the document, as being the real estate agent does not constitute a direct beneficial interest.

Question 2

Which of the following actions constitutes the unauthorized practice of law by a Nevada notary who is not an attorney?

Accepted Answer

Advising a client to use an acknowledgment certificate instead of a jurat certificate for their document.

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Informing a signer of the fee for a jurat before performing the notarial act.

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Refusing to notarize a document that is incomplete or contains blank spaces.

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Recording the title of the document being notarized in the official journal.

Question 3

A signer brings a pre-signed contract to a notary and asks for the notarization to be dated for the previous day, when the contract was actually signed. What is the notary's ethical and legal obligation?

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Refuse to backdate the notarial certificate and insist on using the current date of the notarial act.

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Comply with the request if the signer provides a written statement explaining the reason for the backdating.

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Agree to backdate the document but charge an additional fee for the convenience.

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Suggest the signer re-sign the document with the current date before notarizing.

Question 4

A Nevada notary who is not a licensed attorney wants to advertise their services in a Spanish-language newspaper. According to NRS 240.085, which of the following is strictly prohibited in the advertisement?

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Using the phrase 'Notario Público' to describe their services.

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Listing the official, state-approved fees for notarial services.

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Including the notary's commission expiration date and number.

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Stating their business hours and location.

Question 5

A notary is asked to notarize a document for an elderly individual who seems confused and does not appear to understand the content or significance of the document they are signing. The signer's relative is present and insists the notarization proceed. What is the most appropriate ethical action for the notary to take?

Accepted Answer

Halt the notarization until the notary is confident the signer is aware and acting willingly.

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Proceed with the notarization since the relative is present to assist.

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Notarize the document but make a detailed note in the journal about the signer's confusion.

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Ask the relative to co-sign the document as a witness to the signer's state of mind.

Question 6

Under which circumstance is a Nevada notary permitted to notarize a document?

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When the document is for the notary's sibling.

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When the document contains several blank spaces that the signer promises to fill in later.

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When the notary's own signature is the one being notarized.

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When the notarial certificate wording is missing from the document.