Nevada Code § 240.165

Foreign notarial acts
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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 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.

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