Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 246 · 19 active provisions
1. County clerks shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective counties. 2. County clerks must be registered to vote in the county. 3. County clerks shall be chosen by the electors of their respective counties at the general election in 1922, and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and sh…
1. Each county clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office: (a) Take the oath prescribed by law. (b) Execute to the county a penal bond in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office, which bond must be approved by the district judge and recorded i…
1. All county clerks may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact all official business pertaining to the office to the same extent as their principals. A deputy must be at least 18 years of age. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office o…
County clerks shall keep an office at the county seat of their county which shall be kept open in accordance with the provisions of NRS 245.040.
1. The county clerk shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, and also clerk of the district court of his or her county. 2. The county clerk shall perform such duties as clerk of the district court and clerk of the board of county commissioners, as required by law, and all other duties required by…
If the board of county commissioners adopts, repeals or amends an ordinance concerning a criminal offense, the county clerk shall mail a copy of the ordinance as adopted, repealed or amended to the Court Administrator.
1. Each county clerk is authorized to use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of the county clerk’s handwritten signature whenever the necessity may arise and upon approval of the board of county commissioners, subject to the following conditions: (a) That the mechanical device shall be…
The several county clerks, who are ex officio clerks of the district courts, and who are or may be authorized and empowered by any act of Congress to take and certify affidavits, applications and proofs for or relating to the location of the public lands of the United States, may not retain for their own use the fees a…
1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance an additional fee of not more than $14 for the issuance of a marriage license. 2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must include a provision creating a special revenue fund designated as the fund fo…
A board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 700,000 or more may adopt an ordinance requiring that certificates of marriage be filed in the office of the county clerk.
Any certificate of marriage deposited for filing with the county clerk must have typed or legibly printed the names of all signers thereon, excluding those of the acknowledging officers and witnesses, beneath the original signatures. If a certificate of marriage does not contain the typed or printed names, the county c…
1. A county clerk may deny a request to file a certificate of marriage if, within 2 judicial days after presentation of the certificate of marriage, the county clerk determines that the certificate of marriage is unauthorized, falsified or otherwise may not be lawfully filed. If a county clerk fails to make such a dete…
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 246.120, if a board of county commissioners adopts an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, the county clerk shall, upon the payment of the fees prescribed in NRS 246.180, file separately, in a manner which will allow a legible copy to be made, certificates of marriage. 2. Before acc…
1. When a certificate of marriage is required by law to be filed in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk shall: (a) Endorse upon the certificate of marriage the time when it was received, noting: (1) The year, month, day, hour and minute of its reception; (2) The document number; and (3) The amount of fees…
Each county clerk shall: 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 246.120, file each certificate of marriage in the order in which it is received; 2. Maintain a record of all transactions conducted within the office and a record of all fees collected; and 3. Make the records maintained pursuant to subsection 2 available…
1. Each county clerk shall take custody of and is responsible for all certificates of marriage filed with his or her office. 2. All certificates of marriage on file in the office of the county clerk must, during office hours, be open for inspection by any person without charge.
In lieu of producing a certified copy of a certificate of marriage, the county clerk may produce an abstract of the filed certificate of marriage and may certify the abstract in his or her official name and title, and under his or her official seal.
1. If the board of county commissioners has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, the county clerk shall charge and collect the following fees: (a) For filing any certificate of marriage, $10. (b) For copying any certificate of marriage, $1 per page. (c) For a certified copy of a certificate of marriage, $10. (…
1. If a county clerk imposes an additional fee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 246.180, the proceeds collected from such a fee must be accounted for separately in the county general fund. Any interest earned on money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Money that rem…