Nev. Rev. Stat. § 127C.250
Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs
Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 127C — Agency Adoptions, Identified Adoptions and Adult Adoptions · Status: effective
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- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 127C.250, Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2083624
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1. The following agencies may accept relinquishments for the adoption of children from parents and guardians in this State:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services in its own capacity or on behalf of a child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements; or
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division.
2. The following agencies may consent to the adoption of children in this State:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services to which the child has been relinquished for adoption;
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division, to whom the child has been relinquished for adoption; or
(c) Any child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements, to whom the child has been relinquished or otherwise approved for adoption in that state.
3. If an agency which provides child welfare services accepts a relinquishment on behalf of a child-placing agency pursuant to subsection 1, the child-placing agency shall reimburse the agency which provides child welfare services for any costs associated with the acceptance.