--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Nevada? | MCC Solutions" description: "Nevada will: no, not for the will itself, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-nevada" --- Does it need a notary? · Nevada # Do you need a notary for a will in Nevada? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a will needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the official page we read asks for two witnesses, who sign the will in the testator's presence. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. ## In the official wording "attested by at least two competent witnesses who subscribe their names to the will in the presence of the testator" From [NRS Chapter 133, Wills (Nevada Legislature)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-133.html), checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit Allowed. Witnesses sign an affidavit before anyone authorized to administer oaths, or a declaration under penalty of perjury instead. "an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths" Interested witnesses A gift to a witness is void unless two other competent witnesses also signed the will. "All devises in a will to a subscribing witness are void unless there are two other competent subscribing witnesses" Remote or video signing People in different places count as present if they can communicate by audio-video. The affidavit form is changed to say a witness appeared that way. "can communicate with each other by means of audio-video communication" Electronic wills Authorized under NRS 133.085. "An electronic will is a will of a testator that:" Handwritten wills Recognized, with the same effect as a formally signed and witnessed will. "Such wills are valid and have the same force and effect as if formally executed." Who can make a will Adults over 18 of sound mind. "Every person of sound mind, over the age of 18 years, may, by last will, dispose of all his or her estate" ## Next step Plan an in-person signing, with the witnesses in the room. Online notarization of a will is generally not available through us: New Jersey's remote notarization law leaves wills and codicils out for signers outside the U.S. ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: People in different places count as present if they can communicate by audio-video. The affidavit form is changed to say a witness appeared that way. Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Nevada? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two). [Request a mobile notary in Nevada](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Nevada does it: Jurat, per signature, $15; Oath or affirmation, $7.50, under the state's fee rules ([Nevada notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/nevada)). ## Official sources - [NRS Chapter 133, Wills (Nevada Legislature)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-133.html) (checked November 2026) We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Does a will have to be notarized in Nevada?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the official page we read asks for two witnesses, who sign the will in the testator's presence. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. **Where does a notary come in for a Nevada will?** The self-proving affidavit. Allowed. Witnesses sign an affidavit before anyone authorized to administer oaths, or a declaration under penalty of perjury instead. **Can a will be signed over video in Nevada?** People in different places count as present if they can communicate by audio-video. The affidavit form is changed to say a witness appeared that way. **Can a beneficiary witness a Nevada will?** A gift to a witness is void unless two other competent witnesses also signed the will. ## Keep going - [Nevada will signing requirements](/notary/will-signing-requirements-nevada) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=nv) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A power of attorney in Nevada](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-nevada) - [A small estate affidavit in Nevada](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-nevada) A will in another state: [Nebraska](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-nebraska) · [New Hampshire](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-hampshire) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? [Request a mobile notary](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)