"Notarial act" means an act that a notarial officer of this state is authorized to perform. The term includes:
1. Taking an acknowledgment;
2. Administering an oath or affirmation;
3. Certifying a copy;
4. Executing a jurat;
5. Noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; and
6. Performing such other duties as may be prescribed by a specific statute.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 188; A 1995, 1597; 1997, 930; 2003, 606)