Rule 12 - Format of Documents(a)Documents Signed by the Registered User Submitting the Document. Every document electronically submitted or served is deemed to be signed by the registered user submitting the document. Each document must bear that person's name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, law firm name, and bar number, where applicable. If a statute or court rule requires a signature at a particular location on a form, the person should utilize an e-signature. If an e-signature is unavailable or impractical, the person's name may be inserted in the form of "/s/ [name]."(b)Documents Requiring Signature of Notary Public.(1) Documents required by law to include the signature of a notary public may be submitted electronically, provided that the notary public applied electronic notarization as provided in NRS 240.181 to NRS 240.206, inclusive, or if electronic notarization is unavailable or impractical, signed a printed form of the document. The printed document bearing the original signatures must be scanned and submitted for filing in a format that accurately reproduces the original signatures and contents of the document.(2) By submitting the document, the registered user attests that the documents and signatures are authentic.(c)Documents Requiring Signatures of Other Persons.(1) When a document to be submitted electronically, such as a stipulation, requires the signatures of any other parties or persons, the party submitting the document must first obtain the signatures of the required parties or persons utilizing an e-signature. If an e-signature is unavailable or impractical, signatures may be on a printed form of the document.(2) The printed document bearing the original signatures must be scanned and submitted in a format that accurately reproduces the original signatures and contents of the document.(3) By submitting the document, the registered user attests that the documents and signatures are authentic. (d)Signature of a Judicial Officer or the Clerk. Electronically issued court documents requiring a court official's signature may be e-signatures. A court using e-signatures on court documents shall, at a minimum, adopt AOC-promulgated policies and procedures to safeguard such signatures.(e)Retention of Original Documents by Electronic Registered Users.(1) A registered user must retain the original version of any document, attachment, or exhibit that was submitted electronically from the earlier of: (A) Any notice of entry of the withdrawal from representation of the party on whose behalf the document was filed;(B) Any other termination of representation of the party on whose behalf the document was filed; or(C) Final resolution of the case, including any appeals.(2) During the period that the registered user retains the original of a document, attachment, or exhibit, the court may require the registered user to produce the original document, attachment, or exhibit that was submitted electronically.Nev. R. Elec. Fil'g. & Conv. 12
Adopted December 31, 2018, effective 3/1/2019; amended June 26, 2024, effective 7/26/2024.