Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.010
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Nevada Domestic Partnership Act.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 122A — Domestic Partnerships
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.020
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 122A.030 and 122A.040 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.030
“Domestic partners” defined
“Domestic partners” means persons who: 1. Have registered a valid domestic partnership pursuant to NRS 122A.100 or have a recognized domestic partnership pursuant to NRS 122A.500; and 2. Have not terminated that domestic partnership pursuant to NRS 122A.300.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.040
“Domestic partnership” defined
“Domestic partnership” means the social contract between two persons that is described in NRS 122A.100 or is recognized pursuant to NRS 122A.500.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.090
Construction of chapter
The provisions of this chapter must be construed liberally to the effect of resolving any doubt or question in favor of finding that a domestic partnership is a valid civil contract entitled to be treated in all respects under the laws of this State as any other civil contract created pursuant to title 11 of NRS would…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.100
Registration: Procedure; fees; eligibility; issuance of certificate
1. A valid domestic partnership is registered in the State of Nevada when two persons who satisfy the requirements of subsection 2: (a) File with the Office of the Secretary of State, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a signed and notarized statement declaring that both persons: (1) Have chosen to share o…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.110
Solemnization ceremony not required for domestic partnership; religious faiths free to choose whether to grant religious status to domestic partnership under own rules of practice
The provisions of this chapter do not require the performance of any solemnization ceremony to enter into a binding domestic partnership contract. It is left to the dictates and conscience of partners entering into a domestic partnership to determine whether to seek a ceremony or blessing over the domestic partnership…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.200
Rights and duties of domestic partners, former domestic partners and surviving domestic partners
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 122A.210: (a) Domestic partners have the same rights, protections and benefits, and are subject to the same responsibilities, obligations and duties under law, whether derived from statutes, administrative regulations, court rules, government policies, common law or any other prov…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.210
Public and private employers not required to offer, and not prohibited from offering, health care benefits to or for domestic partner of officer or employee
1. The provisions of this chapter do not require a public or private employer in this State to provide health care benefits to or for the domestic partner of an officer or employee. 2. Subsection 1 does not prohibit any public or private employer from voluntarily providing health care benefits to or for the domestic pa…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.300
General requirements and procedures; requirements and procedure for simplified termination proceedings; fees
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, domestic partners who wish to terminate a domestic partnership registered pursuant to NRS 122A.100 or recognized pursuant to NRS 122A.500 must follow the procedures set forth in chapter 125 of NRS. 2. If a domestic partnership meets the criteria specified in subsection 3…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.500
Recognition of similar legal unions of persons from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in Nevada
A legal union of two persons, other than a marriage as recognized by the Nevada Constitution, that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership as defined in this chapter, must be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this State regardless of whether…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.510
Domestic partnership not marriage for purposes of certain provisions of Nevada Constitution
A domestic partnership is not a marriage for the purposes of Section 21 of Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution.