Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.002 (2026)

“Acknowledgment” defined

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NRS 240.002  “Acknowledgment” defined.  “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by a person that he or she has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity represented and identified therein.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 187)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2008–2012 · leading case: MountainView Hosp., Inc. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 273 P.3d 861 (Nev. 2012).
MountainView Hosp., Inc. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 273 P.3d 861 (Nev. 2012). “’ ’ NRS 240.002 defines “[acknowledgment” in part as “a declaration by a person that he or she has executed an instrument for *187 the purposes stated therein.”
Torrealba v. Kesmetis, 178 P.3d 716 (Nev. 2008). “” NRS 240.002 defines an acknowledgment as “a declaration by a person that he has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein.”
Coast to Coast Demolition & Crushing, Inc. v. Real Equity Pursuit, LLC, 226 P.3d 605 (Nev. 2010). “” NRS 240.002. Although no longer separately addressed in the notary statutes, “verification” normally signifies that a document has been “sw[orn]” or “affirm[ed],” which a “jurat” establishes.”
Mountainview Hosp. v. Dist. Ct., 273 P.3d 861 (Nev. 2012). “" NRS 240.002 defines "[a]cknowledgment" in part as "a declaration by a person that he or she has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein.”
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