Nevada Code § 240.040

Use of stamp; embossed notarial seal not required; requirements of stamp; storage of stamp
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1. The statement required by paragraph (d)
of subsection 1 of NRS 240.1655 must:
(a) Be imprinted in indelible, photographically
reproducible ink with a rubber or other mechanical stamp; and
(b) Set forth:
(1) The name of the notary public;
(2) The phrase Notary Public, State of
Nevada;
(3) The date on which the appointment of
the notary public expires;
(4) The number of the certificate of
appointment of the notary public;
(5) If the notary public so desires, the
Great Seal of the State of Nevada; and
(6) If the notary public is a resident of
an adjoining state, the word nonresident.
2. After July 1, 1965, an embossed
notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.
3. The stamp required pursuant to
subsection 1 must:
(a) Be a rectangle, not larger than 1 inch by 2
1/2 inches, and may contain a border design; and
(b) Produce a legible imprint.
4. A notary public shall not affix his or
her stamp over printed material.
5. A notary public shall keep his or her
stamp in a secure location during any period in which the notary public is not
using the stamp to perform a notarial act.
6. As used in this section, mechanical
stamp includes an imprint made by a computer or other similar technology.

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