Title 11

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 2011, 2043; A 2013, 341)

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 196…

NRS 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…

NRS 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…

NRS 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 mar…

NRS 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 b…

NRS 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 author…

NRS 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 b…

NRS 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 o…

NRS 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 tha…

NRS 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…

NRS 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…

NRS 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 a…

NRS 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 …

NRS 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 min…

NRS 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, …

NRS 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, suspend…

NRS 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 i…

NRS 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 lo…

NRS 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 withhold…

NRS 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 authoriz…

NRS 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 certific…

NRS 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. (Added to NRS by 1…

NRS 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 …

NRS 122.090 Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person: When valid. No marriage solemnized before any person professing to be a judge, justice, minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or marriage officiant to whom a certifi…

NRS 122.100 Marriages solemnized between March 3, 1937, and March 24, 1943, validated. All marriages solemnized since March 3, 1937, and performed in the manner prescribed and required by section 4 of chapter 33, Statutes of Nevada 1861, prior to its repeal on March 3, 1937, are …

NRS 122.103 Marriages solemnized by certain ministers before May 20, 1967, validated. All marriages solemnized by ministers holding certificates of permission issued pursuant to former NRS 122.070 are hereby expressly validated. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1291)

NRS 122.110 No particular form of solemnization required; witness. 1. In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form is required except that the parties shall declare, in the presence of the justice, judge, minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemn…

NRS 122.120 Certificate of marriage: Form. 1. After a marriage is solemnized, the person solemnizing the marriage shall give to each couple being married an uncertified copy of a certificate of marriage. 2. The certificate of marriage must contain the date of birth of each applic…

NRS 122.130 Certificate of marriage: Recording; loss or destruction before recording; replacement certificate; fees. 1. Each person who solemnizes a marriage shall make a record of it and, within 10 days after the marriage, shall deliver to: (a) If the board of county commissione…

NRS 122.135 Preparation of affidavit of correction to correct information in certificate of marriage; fees. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if any information in a certificate of marriage is incorrect, the county clerk or the county recorder may charge and collec…

NRS 122.137 Amended certificate of marriage: Issuance for name change; requirements; fee. 1. If a marriage was solemnized in this State and a party to the marriage receives a certified copy of a court order from a court of this State or another state, the District of Columbia or …

NRS 122.138 Amended certificate of marriage: Form. 1. An amended certificate of marriage issued pursuant to NRS 122.137 must be substantially in the following form: State of Nevada Amended Certificate of Marriage State of Nevada } }ss. County of ..................................…

NRS 122.139 Amended certificate of marriage: Filing or recording. 1. If a county clerk issues an amended certificate of marriage pursuant to NRS 122.137 and the board of county commissioners: (a) Has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, the county clerk shall, within 10 …

NRS 122.140 Illegitimate children legitimatized. Illegitimate children shall become legitimatized by the subsequent marriage of their parents with each other. [15:33:1861; B § 208; BH § 484; C § 495; RL § 2351; NCL § 4063]

NRS 122.150 Forms used by Friends or Quakers valid. All marriages solemnized among the people called “Friends” or “Quakers,” in the forms heretofore practiced and in use in their meetings, shall be good and valid. [17:33:1861; B § 210; BH § 486; C § 497; RL § 2353; NCL § 4065]

NRS 122.160 Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration. 1. Marriages between Indians performed in accordance with tribal customs within closed Indian reservations and Indian colonies have the same validit…

NRS 122.170 Marriages between Indians consummated in accordance with tribal customs valid: Certificate of marriage; contents; recording. 1. Marriages between Indians heretofore or hereafter consummated in accordance with tribal custom have the same validity as marriages performed…

NRS 122.173 Commissioner of civil marriages: County clerk is ex officio in larger counties; appointment of county clerk in smaller counties; solemnization of marriages; no additional compensation. 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more and in which a commissioner town…

NRS 122.175 Deputy commissioners of civil marriages: Appointment; powers and duties; compensation; limitation on number on duty. 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commissioner of civil marriages may appoint deputy commissioners of civil marriages. Such deput…

NRS 122.177 Area for solemnizing marriages. 1. The county shall provide a suitable area separate from the marriage license bureau or other place where marriage licenses are issued for the solemnizing of marriages. 2. The area shall be: (a) Appropriately furnished by the county to…

NRS 122.179 Clerical personnel, supplies and equipment to be provided by county. 1. The county shall provide suitable office space, office equipment, office supplies, and secretarial or other clerical personnel necessary for the proper operation of the office of the commissioner …

NRS 122.181 Fees for solemnizing marriages: Amounts; disposition. 1. The commissioner of civil marriages or his or her deputy commissioner of civil marriages is entitled to receive as his or her fee for solemnizing a marriage $70. The fee must be deposited in the county general f…

NRS 122.183 Hours of operation for office. The board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, determine the hours of operation for the office of the commissioner of civil marriages. (Added to NRS by 1969, 766; A 1979, 637; 1993, 29, 35, 2261, 2262; 2003, 341)

NRS 122.185 Signs required in office and rooms; contents. The office of the commissioner of civil marriages and each room therein shall prominently display on the wall, or other appropriate place, a sign informing all people who avail themselves of the services of the commissione…

NRS 122.187 Receipt of additional fees prohibited. No other fee may be charged or received by the commissioner of civil marriages for solemnizing a marriage or for any other pertinent service other than the fee established by NRS 122.181. (Added to NRS by 1969, 767)