Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 720 - Digital Signatures
USE AND EFFECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE
Section 720.770 - Acceptance of digital signature as acknowledgment; liability of certification authority

1. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, regulation or contract, a digital signature that is verifiable with reference to the public key set forth in a valid certificate shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for an acknowledgment, regardless of whether the person who executed the digital signature appeared before the certification authority or a person who is authorized to take acknowledgments in this State, if:

2. If a certificate provides that a digital signature satisfies the requirements for an acknowledgment, the certification authority who issued the certificate is liable for the digital signature to the same extent as if the certification authority was a notary public who had acknowledged the signature, except that his or her liability must not exceed any recommended limit of reliance set forth in the certificate. No certification authority may waive, disclaim or otherwise limit by agreement the provisions of this subsection.

3. As used in this section, "acknowledgment" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 240.002.