Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.001
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 122.0015 to 122.006, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 122 — Marriage
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.0015
“Commercial wedding chapel” defined
“Commercial wedding chapel” means a permanently affixed structure which operates a business principally for the performance of weddings and which is licensed for that purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.002
“Commissioner township” defined
“Commissioner township” means a township whose population is 15,500 or more, as most recently certified by the Governor pursuant to NRS 360.285, and which is located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.004
“Marriage officiant” defined
“Marriage officiant” means a person, other than a minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public, who obtains a certificate of permission to perform marriages as provided in NRS 122.062 to 122.073, inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.006
“Other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage” defined
“Other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage” means a person of any church or religious organization, other than a minister, who has been authorized to solemnize a marriage according to the usages of that church or religious organization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.010
What constitutes marriage; no common-law marriages after March 29, 1943
1. Marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone will not constitute marriage; it must be followed by solemnization as authorized and provided by this chapter. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 req…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.020
Persons capable of marriage
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 122.025, two persons, regardless of gender, who are at least 18 years of age, not nearer of kin than second cousins or cousins of the half blood, and not having a spouse living, may be joined in marriage. 2. Two persons, regardless of gender, who are married to ea…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.025
Marriage of minor who is 17 years of age: Consent of parent or guardian; authorization by court
1. A minor who is 17 years of age may marry only if the minor has the consent of: (a) Either parent; or (b) The minor’s legal guardian, Ê and the minor also obtains authorization from a district court as provided in this section. 2. In extraordinary circumstances, a district court may authorize the marriage of a minor…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.030
Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage
1. With respect to any marriage solemnized before January 1, 1971, the original certificate and records of marriage made by the judge, justice or minister, as prescribed in this chapter, and the record thereof by the recorder of the county, or a copy or abstract of the record certified by the recorder, must be received…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.040
Marriage license: Requirements; issuance by county clerk; waiver of certain requirements; public records; expiration
1. Before persons may be joined in marriage, a license must be obtained for that purpose from the county clerk of any county in the State. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the license must be issued at the county seat of that county. The board of county commissioners: (a) In a county whose population is…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.045
Preparation of affidavit of correction to correct information in marriage license; fees
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if any information in a marriage license is incorrect, the county clerk may charge and collect from a person a fee of not more than $25 for the preparation of an affidavit of correction. 2. The county clerk may not charge and collect from a person any fee for the prepara…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.050
Form of marriage license
The marriage license must contain the name of each applicant as shown in the documents presented pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 122.040. The marriage license must be substantially in the following form: Marriage License (Expires 1 Year After Issuance) State of Nevada } }ss. County of...................................…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.055
Consolidation of forms for marriage; requirements and limitations on information on reverse of form
1. The county clerk may place the affidavit of application for a marriage license, the certificate of marriage and the marriage license on a single form. 2. The county clerk shall have printed or stamped on the reverse of the form: (a) Instructions for obtaining a certified copy or certified abstract of the certificate…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.060
Fees
1. The county clerk is entitled to receive as his or her fee for issuing a marriage license the sum of $21. 2. The county clerk shall also at the time of issuing the marriage license: (a) Collect the sum of $10 and: (1) If the board of county commissioners has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, deposit the s…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.061
Office hours for issuance of marriage licenses
1. In any county whose population is 100,000 or more, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the main office of the county clerk where marriage licenses may be issued must be open to the public for the purpose of issuing such licenses from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day including holidays, and may remain open at ot…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.062
Licensed, ordained or appointed ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage, notaries public, marriage officiants and chaplains of Armed Forces to obtain certificates from county clerk; temporary replacements; solemnization by minister or other authorized person who resides in another state or who is retired
1. Any licensed, ordained or appointed minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage in good standing within his or her church or religious organization, or either of them, incorporated, organized or established in this State, a notary public appointed by the Secretary of State pursu…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.064
Initial application for or renewal of certificate: Form; required information; fees. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. A certificate of permission to perform marriages or a renewal of such a certificate may be obtained only from the county clerk of the county in which the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant resides, after the…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.065
Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for certificate; grounds for denial of certificate; duty of county clerk. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. An applicant for the issuance of a certificate of permission shall submit to the county clerk the statement prescribed by the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant. 2. The county clerk shall include the sta…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.066
Database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage, notaries public or marriage officiants who have been issued certificate of permission to perform marriages; maintenance of database by Secretary of State; entry of certain information into database by county clerk; approval of application for or renewal of certificate; validity of certificate; expiration; removal of authority to solemnize marriage
1. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a statewide database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage, notaries public or marriage officiants who have been issued a certificate of permission to perform marriages or whose certificate has been renewed. The databa…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.0665
Affidavit of removal of authority to solemnize marriages: Form of affidavit; filing by church or religious organization that authorized official to solemnize marriages
1. If a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage is no longer authorized to solemnize a marriage by the church or religious organization that authorized the minister or other church or religious official to solemnize marriages when he or she applied for a certificate of permissi…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.067
Suspension of certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certificate. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. If a county clerk receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a certificate of permission, the county clerk shall deem the certificate of…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.068
Revocation of certificates and removal of authority to solemnize marriages; hearing; duties of Secretary of State
1. Any county clerk who has issued or renewed a certificate of permission to perform marriages to a minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or marriage officiant pursuant to NRS 122.062 to 122.073, inclusive, may revoke the certificate for good cause shown after a…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.071
Judicial review
Any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or marriage officiant whose application for a certificate of permission to perform marriages or renewal of such certificate is denied, or whose certificate of permission is revoked, is entitled to judicial review of such…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.073
Additional regulations by county clerk
Each county clerk may prescribe additional regulations, which shall not conflict with the provisions of this chapter, relating to the issuance and revocation of certificates of permission to perform marriages.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122.080
Solemnization of marriage by Supreme Court justice, appellate judge, district judge, justice of the peace, municipal judge, commissioner and deputy commissioner of civil marriages and mayor; unlawful acts
1. After receipt of the marriage license previously issued to persons wishing to be married as provided in NRS 122.040 and 122.050, it is lawful for any justice of the Supreme Court, any judge of the Court of Appeals, any judge of the district court, any justice of the peace in his or her township if it is not a commis…
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