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Nevada notary journal requirements

Nevada requires a bound journal with preprinted page numbers, open to public inspection, kept 7 years. US Notary Journal works as your electronic journal for electronic acts and as a secure backup and business record for paper acts.

Journal required?

Required for every act

Electronic journal allowed?

Paper acts must be recorded in a paper journal. Use an electronic journal for electronic acts and as a backup.

How long to keep it

7 years

Thumbprint

Optional

Source

NRS 240.120

What a Nevada journal entry must include

• Date and time of the act
• Type of notarial act
• Document type or description
• Signer name
• Signer address
• How identity was proven (ID type)
• ID issue and expiration dates
• Fee charged
• Signer signature

Good to know

• Use this app as a backup and business record. It does not replace the bound journal Nevada requires.

An electronic notary journal for Nevada

Choose Nevada as your commission state and US Notary Journal sets up the entry form above, warns you about the Nevada fee cap where one applies, and locks each finished entry so it cannot be altered. Use it on your phone at the signing and on your computer at the office.

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Last checked 2026-10-25. General information, not legal advice.