How to fill out Nevada VP 249, the Affidavit of Acknowledgement for a Power of Attorney

The agent on a power of attorney swearing that the copy being handed over is genuine, that the person who granted it is alive, and that the powers have not been altered or revoked. It travels with VP 136 rather than replacing it.

Written against VP 249 (2/2023), issued under NRS Chapter 13. February 2023 revision. Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 13 gives a third party the right to demand this, which is why it appears without warning at a counter. The person completing it must be the agent named on the power of attorney — nobody else can swear to it.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank VP 249 from the dmv.nv.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our VP 249 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Every line, in the order you meet it

1. 1
   You fill this in

   Name of agent on the power of attorney

   You, if you are the one holding the power.

   Watch out: It has to match the attorney in fact named on the VP 136 exactly. Two versions of the same name across the two documents is the failure here.

2. 2
   You fill this in

   Name of principal on the power of attorney

   The person who granted you the authority.

   Watch out: As the power of attorney spells it, which should in turn match the title. All three documents are being read together.

3. 3
   You fill this in

   Vehicle Identification Number

   One character per box.

   Watch out: The vehicle the power is being exercised over. A power of attorney written against one car cannot carry a second one.

4. 4
   You fill this in

   Affiant's printed full legal name

   Your name again, printed.

   Watch out: Same person as the agent above. It repeats because this is the sworn statement rather than the description.

5. 5
   You fill this in

   Licence number, date of birth or FEIN

   Nevada driver's licence or identification card number.

   Watch out: Yours as agent. The principal's identification belongs on the power of attorney, not here.

6. 6
   You fill this in

   Physical address

   Where you live.

   Watch out: Your address, not the principal's, even when you are acting entirely on their behalf.

7. 7
   You fill this in

   Mailing address

   Where post reaches you, if different.

   Watch out: "Same as physical" when they match, so the block reads as answered rather than skipped.

What gets this one rejected

• •Anyone but the agent signing it. The form states that the affiant must be the agent of the power of attorney.
• •Sending it on its own. It is for acknowledgement only and must accompany the power of attorney and every other required document.
• •Using it after the principal has died. You are swearing the principal is alive; a power of attorney ends at death and the estate forms take over.
• •Using it when the powers have been changed. You are also swearing they have not been altered or terminated to the best of your knowledge.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

• •The authority is NRS Chapter 13, not the vehicle chapter — the only form in this set that sits outside NRS 482 and NRS 487.
• •It pairs with VP 136. The power of attorney grants the authority; this affirms the copy of it is true and still live.
• •One vehicle, one affidavit: the VIN is on the face of it.

Every line here was read off VP 249 (2/2023) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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