Title 11

NRS 122.210 Unauthorized issuance of marriage license by county clerk. If any county clerk shall issue or sign any marriage license in any manner other than is authorized by this chapter, the county clerk shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding $1,000 to and for the use of the …

NRS 122.215 Solicitation to perform marriage prohibited on county property where marriage licenses are issued; civil penalty. It is unlawful for any county employee, commercial wedding chapel employee or other person to solicit or otherwise influence, while on county property whe…

NRS 122.220 Solemnizing marriage without exhibition of marriage license. 1. It is unlawful for any Supreme Court justice, judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of a district court, justice of the peace, municipal judge, minister or other church or religious official authorized to …

NRS 122.230 Failure of person solemnizing marriage to make and deliver certificate to county clerk or county recorder. Every person solemnizing a marriage who fails or neglects to make and deliver an originally signed certificate thereof, within the time specified in NRS 122.130,…

NRS 122.240 Failure of county recorder or county clerk to record certificate of marriage. Every county recorder or county clerk who fails or neglects to record or file a certificate of marriage as required by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 10:33:1861; A 1903, 70; …

NRS 122.250 Willful making of false certificate of marriage. If any person shall willfully make any false certificate of any marriage or pretended marriage, the person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. [11:33:1861; B § 204; BH § 480; C § 491; RL § 2347; NCL § 4059]—(NRS A 1967, 5…

NRS 122.260 Solemnization of marriage by unauthorized person or where legal impediment known; civil penalty; delegation of authority to hearing officer to determine violations and levy penalties. If any person undertakes to join others in marriage and is not lawfully authorized s…

NRS 122.270 Recovery of forfeitures by civil actions. In all cases when a violation of the provisions of this chapter is not declared a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, the fines and forfeitures shall be recovered by a civil action, to be brought by any person aggrieved or by th…

NRS 122.280 Display of information. In each county whose population is 100,000 or more, the county may provide a space at each office and branch office of the county clerk in which a commercial wedding chapel, a licensed business which operates principally for the performance of …

NRS 122.290 Certificate of vow renewal: Establishment of program; form; fee. 1. A county clerk may, in his or her discretion, establish a program to provide for the issuance of a certificate of vow renewal. If a county clerk establishes such a program, upon the request of a coupl…

NRS 122A.010 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Nevada Domestic Partnership Act. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2183)

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2183)

NRS 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 pursu…

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2184; A 2017, 288)

NRS 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 thi…

NRS 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 pres…

NRS 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 cer…

NRS 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, obli…

NRS 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…

NRS 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 recogn…

NRS 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 subs…

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 2009, 2186)

NRS 123.010 Property rights of a married couple governed by chapter; exceptions; rights vested before March 10, 1873, not affected. 1. The property rights of a married couple are governed by this chapter, unless there is: (a) A premarital agreement which is enforceable pursuant t…

NRS 123.020 Curtesy and dower not allowed. No estate is allowed one spouse as tenant by curtesy upon the death of his or her spouse, nor is any estate in dower allotted to the other spouse upon the death of his or her spouse. [7:119:1873; B § 157; BH § 505; C § 516; RL § 2161; NC…

NRS 123.030 How a married couple may hold property. A married couple may hold real or personal property as joint tenants, tenants in common, or as community property. [8:119:1873; B § 158; BH § 506; C § 517; RL § 2162; NCL § 3362]—(NRS A 1959, 408; 2017, 761)

NRS 123.050 Spouse not liable for debts of other incurred before marriage. Neither the separate property of a spouse nor the spouse’s share of the community property is liable for the debts of the other spouse contracted before the marriage. [17 1/2:119:1873; added 1933, 118; 193…

NRS 123.060 No interests in property of other. Except as mentioned in NRS 123.070, neither spouse has any interest in the property of the other spouse. [18:119:1873; B § 168; BH § 516; C § 527; RL § 2172; NCL § 3372]—(NRS A 2017, 761)

NRS 123.070 Spouses may make contracts. Either spouse may enter into any contract, engagement or transaction with the other spouse, or with any other person respecting property, which either might enter into if unmarried, subject in any contract, engagement or transaction between…

NRS 123.080 Contract altering legal relations: Separation agreement; consideration; introduction in evidence in divorce action. 1. A married couple cannot by any contract with each other alter their legal relations except as to property, and except that they may agree to an immed…

NRS 123.090 Necessaries provided to neglected spouse when neglecting spouse neglects to provide; recovery of value. If a spouse neglects to make adequate provision for the support of his or her spouse, any other person may in good faith supply the neglected spouse with articles n…

NRS 123.100 Abandoned spouse not liable for support of abandoning spouse. A spouse abandoned by his or her spouse is not liable for the support of the abandoning spouse until such spouse offers to return unless the misconduct of the abandoned spouse justified the abandonment. [23…

NRS 123.110 When spouse must support other spouse. A spouse must support his or her spouse out of his or her separate property when the spouse has no separate property and they have no community property and the spouse, from infirmity, is not able or competent to support himself …

NRS 123.121 Segregation of damage awards when spouses sue jointly. When spouses sue jointly, any damages awarded shall be segregated as follows: 1. If the action is for personal injuries, damages assessed for: (a) Personal injuries and pain and suffering, to the injured spouse as…

NRS 123.125 Character of property transferred into trust. 1. A trust instrument may provide that community property or separate property transferred into an irrevocable trust of which both spouses are distribution beneficiaries, as defined in NRS 163.415, remains community proper…

NRS 123.130 Separate property of each spouse. All property of a spouse owned by him or her before marriage, and that was acquired by him or her afterwards by gift, bequest, devise, descent or by an award for personal injury damages, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, is …

NRS 123.140 Inventory of separate property: Execution; recording; supplemental inventory. 1. A full and complete inventory of the separate property of a married person, exclusive of money, may be made out and signed by such person, acknowledged or proved in the manner required fo…

NRS 123.150 Recording of inventory is notice and evidence of title. 1. If a married person is a resident of this state, the recording of the inventory of the person’s separate property in the office of the recorder of the county in which the person resides is notice of the person…

NRS 123.160 Effect of failure to record inventory. 1. When a married person is a resident of this state, the failure to file for record an inventory of such person’s separate property in the office of the recorder of the county of residence, or the omission from the inventory, fi…

NRS 123.170 Each spouse controls own separate property. Either spouse may, without the consent of the other spouse, convey, charge, encumber or otherwise in any manner dispose of his or her separate property. [9:119:1873; B § 159; BH § 507; C § 518; RL § 2163; NCL § 3363]—(NRS A …

NRS 123.180 Property and earnings of minor children. 1. Any property acquired by a child by gift, bequest, devise or descent, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, is the child’s own property, and neither parent is entitled to any interest therein. 2. The earnings and accum…

NRS 123.190 Earnings of either spouse appropriated to own use pursuant to written authorization of other spouse deemed gift. When a spouse has given written authority to his or her spouse to appropriate to his or her own use the spouse’s earnings, the same, with the issues and pr…

NRS 123.220 Community property defined. All property, other than that stated in NRS 123.130, acquired after marriage by either spouse or both spouses, is community property unless otherwise provided by: 1. An agreement in writing between the spouses. 2. A decree of separate maint…

NRS 123.225 Interests of each spouse in community property are present, existing and equal interests. 1. The respective interests of each spouse in community property during continuance of the marriage relation are present, existing and equal interests, subject to the provisions …

NRS 123.230 Control of community property. A spouse may, by written power of attorney, give to the other the complete power to sell, convey or encumber any property held as community property or either spouse, acting alone, may manage and control community property, whether the c…

NRS 123.240 Payments or refunds under benefit or savings plans to employees, beneficiaries or estates: Discharge of employer, trustee or insurance company from adverse claims; notice. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 123.220 and 123.230, whenever payment or refund is made to…

NRS 123.250 Ownership of survivor upon death of spouse; disposal by will of decedent. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the death of either spouse: (a) An undivided one-half interest in the community property is the property of the surviving spouse and his or …