NRS 720.150 - Adoption of regulations by Secretary of State.

NV Rev Stat § 720.150 (2019) (N/A)

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The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations regarding digital signatures, including, without limitation, regulations pertaining to:

1. The use of a digital signature, including, without limitation, standards for the commercial use of a digital signature;

2. Licensure of a certification authority, including, without limitation, professional standards that a certification authority must meet in conducting its business;

3. The verification of a digital signature;

4. The liability that may be incurred by a subscriber, certification authority or recipient of a message transformed by a digital signature, including, without limitation, the limitation of such liability;

5. The use of a digital signature as an acknowledgment, as that term is defined in NRS 240.002;

6. The issuance of injunctions and orders and the imposition of civil penalties pursuant to NRS 720.190;

7. The status of a private key as personal property;

8. The responsibilities of a subscriber with respect to the use and handling of a private key;

9. The confidentiality of information represented in a message that is transformed by a digital signature; and

10. Any other aspect of the use or verification of digital signatures that the Secretary of State determines to be necessary.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 1955)

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