NV NOTARY Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield NV NOTARY facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. A Nevada notary's stamp is stolen. Ethically and legally, the notary's first obligation is to: → Promptly notify the Nevada Secretary of State of the theft
2. Can a Nevada notary perform notarial acts while their commission application is pending but before the bond is filed? → No, the bond must be filed and the commission issued first
3. How long must a Nevada electronic notary retain the audio-visual recording of a remote notarization? → At least 7 years
4. A title company asks the notary to email an unencrypted copy of the electronic journal covering all clients. The notary should: → Refuse; journal access must follow legal procedures and protect other entries
5. Who owns and controls a Nevada notary's journal when the notary works for an employer who paid for it? → The notary, as the journal is their exclusive property
6. When a Nevada notary's commission is revoked, what must they do with their official seal? → Destroy it or surrender it to the Secretary of State
7. If a notary suspects that a signer is being coerced into signing a document, what should the notary do? → Refuse to perform the notarial act and document the situation in the journal
8. Besides the date, what timing detail must a Nevada journal entry include for each notarial act? → The time of day the act was performed
9. For how many years must a Nevada notary's surety bond remain in force? → 4 years
10. During a busy signing, a Nevada notary forgets to collect the signer's journal signature and the signer has left. What does this illustrate? → The entry is deficient because the signer's signature is a required element
11. In Nevada, who is responsible for ensuring the notarial certificate wording is correct for the type of act performed? → The notary public
12. A Nevada notary performs notarial acts after their commission has expired without renewing. This constitutes: → Unauthorized notarization, which can result in criminal penalties
13. How does a travel fee relate to the fee for the notarial act itself in Nevada? → It is a separate charge in addition to the notarial act fee
14. What happens to a person who performs notarial acts in Nevada without ever having been commissioned? → They are subject to criminal penalties for acting as a notary without a commission
15. A Nevada notary willfully notarizes a document knowing the signer's signature is forged. This act can result in: → Criminal charges including a gross misdemeanor or felony
16. An electronic notary in Nevada must maintain what record of electronic notarial acts? → An electronic journal of each electronic notarial act
17. An employer who paid for an employee's notary supplies demands the stamp and journal when the employee quits. What is true under Nevada law? → The stamp and journal belong to the notary, who must keep them
18. An escrow officer asks a Nevada notary to notarize signatures on a stack of documents for signers who 'already came in this morning.' The notary should: → Refuse each document for which the signer is not personally present before them
19. After being appointed, within what timeframe must a Nevada notary take the oath of office and file the bond to activate the commission? → Within 30 days after the effective date of the appointment
20. Which of the following pieces of information is NOT typically required on a Nevada acknowledgment certificate? → The signer's date of birth
21. Which action best demonstrates a Nevada notary's duty of impartiality? → Providing the same service and fee standards to all lawful requesters
22. Where must a Nevada notary record the fee charged for a notarial act? → In the notary's journal entry for that act
23. When a Nevada notary fills the last page of a journal, what is the correct next step? → Start a new journal and retain the completed one for the required period
24. A signer presents a driver's license as identification. What must the Nevada notary record about it in the journal? → A description of the evidence used to verify identity
25. A signer appears with a completed affidavit already signed at home and asks for a jurat. What must the Nevada notary require? → That the signer re-sign the affidavit in the notary's presence and take the oath
26. During a notarization, a Nevada notary realizes the only blank space for her stamp is over the signer's signature. What is the proper solution? → Attach a loose certificate page and place the signature and stamp there properly
27. A document to be notarized has blank spaces the signer says will be filled in later. What should a Nevada notary do? → Refuse to notarize until the blanks are completed or lined through
28. Which of the following may a Nevada notary legally charge a fee for? → Administering an oath or affirmation
29. A Nevada notary is sued over a notarization performed four years ago. How does the journal help? → It provides contemporaneous evidence of what occurred during the notarization
30. Under Nevada law, can a notary public draft or select the notarial certificate wording for a signer? → No, the notary should never give legal advice about which certificate type to use