NEVADA REVISED STATUTES TITLE 10. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TRANSACTIONS CHAPTER 111. ESTATES IN PROPERTY; CONVEYANCING AND RECORDING CONVEYANCING; STATUTE OF FRAUDS NRS 111.115 Proof of execution of conveyance. The proof of the execution of any conveyance, whereby any real property is conveyed, or may be affected, shall be: 1. By the testimony of a subscribing witness; or 2. When all the subscribing witnesses are dead, or cannot be had, by evidence of the handwriting of the party, and of at least one subscribing witness, given by a credible witness to each signature. NRS 111.120 Conditions necessary before proof by subscribing witness can be taken. No proof by a subscribing witness shall be taken unless the witness shall be personally known to the person taking the proof to be the person whose name is subscribed to the conveyance as witness thereto, or shall be proved to be such by the oath or affirmation of a credible witness. NRS 111.125 Proof required from subscribing witnesses. No certificate of proof shall be granted unless subscribing witnesses shall prove: 1. That the person whose name is subscribed thereto as a party is the person described in, and who executed the same. 2. That such person executed the conveyance. 3. That such witness subscribed his name thereto as a witness thereof. NRS 111.130 Contents of certificate of proof. The certificate of proof shall set forth the following matters: 1. The fact that the subscribing witness was personally known to the person granting the certificate to be the person whose name is subscribed to such conveyance as a witness thereto, or was proved to be such by oath or affirmation of a witness, whose name shall be inserted in the certificate. 2. The proof given by such witness of the execution of such conveyance, and of the fact that the person whose name is subscribed to such conveyance as a party thereto is the person who executed the same, and that such witness subscribed his name to such conveyance as a witness thereof. NRS 111.135 When proof by evidence of handwriting may be taken. No proof by evidence of the handwriting of the party, and of a subscribing witness, shall be taken, unless the person taking the same shall be satisfied that all the subscribing witnesses to the conveyance are dead, or cannot be had to prove the execution thereof. [14:9:1861; B § 242; BH § 2583; C § 2653; RL § 1031; NCL § 1489] NRS 111.140 Statements of witnesses under oath before certificate granted. No certificate of any such proof shall be granted unless: 1. A competent and credible witness shall state, on oath or affirmation, that he personally knew the person whose name is subscribed thereto as a party, well knew his signature (stating his means of knowledge), and believes the name of the person subscribed thereto as a party was Revised 5/25/2022 -2- subscribed by such person. 2. A competent and credible witness shall, in like manner, state that he personally knew the person whose name is subscribed to such conveyance as a witness, well knew his signature (stating his means of knowledge), and believes the name subscribed thereto as a witness was thereto subscribed by such person. NRS 111.145 Witnesses to conveyance may be subpoenaed. Upon the application of any grantee in any conveyance required by this chapter to be recorded, or by any person claiming under such grantee, verified under the oath of the applicant, that any witness to such conveyance, residing in the county where such application is made, refuses to appear and testify touching the execution thereof, and that such conveyance cannot be proved without his evidence, any person authorized to take the acknowledgment or proof of such conveyance may issue a subpoena requiring such witness to appear before such person and testify touching the execution thereof. NRS 111.150 Penalty for failure of witness to appear when subpoenaed. 1. Every person who, being served with a subpoena, shall, without reasonable cause, refuse or neglect to appear, or appearing shall refuse to answer upon oath touching the matters stated in NRS 111.145: (a) Shall be liable to the party injured in the sum of $100, and for such damages as may be sustained by him on account of such neglect or refusal; and (b) May be committed to jail by the judge of some court of record, there to remain, without bail, until he shall submit to answer upon oath as stated aforesaid. 2. No person shall be required to attend who resides out of the county in which the proof is to be taken, nor unless his reasonable expenses shall have been first tendered to him. NRS 111.155 Conveyance acknowledged or proved may be read in evidence. Every conveyance, or other instrument, conveying or affecting real property, which shall be acknowledged, or proved and certified, as prescribed in this chapter, may, together with the certificate of acknowledgment, or proof, be read in evidence without further proof. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INSTRUMENTS NRS 111.240 Acknowledgment of conveyances. Every conveyance in writing whereby any real property is conveyed or may be affected must be acknowledged or proved and certified in the manner provided in this chapter and in NRS 240.161 to 240.169, inclusive. NRS 111.245 Acknowledgment of married woman. Repealed. (See chapter 52, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 127.) NRS 111.265 Persons authorized to take acknowledgment or proof within state. The proof or acknowledgment of every conveyance affecting any real property, if acknowledged or proved within this state, must be taken by one of the following persons: 1. A judge or a clerk of a court having a seal. 2. A notary public. Revised 5/25/2022 -3- 3. A justice of the peace. UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT NRS 111.3685. Validity of electronic documents. 1. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying the provisions of NRS 111.366 to 111.3697, inclusive, of this act. 2. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. 3. A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression or seal need not accompany an electronic signature. TITLE 11. DOMESTIC RELATIONS CHAPTER 122. MARRIAGE VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE 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 by the recorder of the county, or a copy or abstract of the record certified by the recorder, must be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of the marriage. 2. With respect to any marriage solemnized on or after January 1, 1971, the original certificate and records of marriage made by the judge, justice, minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages, as prescribed in this chapter, and the record thereof by the county recorder or the county clerk, as the case may be, or a copy or abstract of the record certified by the county recorder or the county clerk, as the case may be, must be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of the marriage. AUTHENTICATION OF MARRIAGE 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 and the name, if any, selected by each applicant for use after the applicants are joined in marriage. The marriage license must be substantially in the following form: MARRIAGE LICENSE (EXPIRES 1 YEAR AFTER ISSUANCE) State of Nevada } }ss. Revised 5/25/2022 -4- County of } These presents are to authorize any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or marriage officiant who has obtained a certificate of permission to perform marriages, any Supreme Court justice, judge of the Court of Appeals or district judge within this State, or justice of the peace within a township wherein the justice of the peace is permitted to solemnize marriages or if authorized pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 122.080, or a municipal judge if authorized pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 122.080, or any commissioner of civil marriages or his or her deputy within a commissioner township wherein they are permitted to solemnize marriages or any mayor if authorized pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 122.080, to join in marriage ........ of (City, town or location) ........, State of ........ State of birth (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........; Date of birth ........ Name of Parent No. 1 ........ State of birth of Parent No. 1 (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........ Name of Parent No. 2 ........ State of birth of Parent No. 2 (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........ Number of this marriage (1st, 2nd, etc.) ..... Former Spouse: Deceased ........ Divorced ........ Annulled ........ When ........ Where ........ And ........ of (City, town or location) ........, State of ........ State of birth (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........; Date of birth ........ Name of Parent No. 1 ........ State of birth of Parent No. 1 (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........ Name of Parent No. 2 ........ State of birth of Parent No. 2 (If not in U.S.A., name of country) ........ Number of this marriage (1st, 2nd, etc.) ........ Former Spouse: Deceased ........ Divorced ........ Annulled ........ When ........ Where ........; and to certify the marriage according to law. After ........ (name) and ........ (name) are joined in marriage, ........ wishes to use the name ........ (New name) and ........ wishes to use the name ........ (New name) OR The parties have not designated any changes of name at the time of issuance of the marriage license. Witness my hand and the seal of the county, this ..... day of the month of ………. of the year ............ (Seal) Clerk Deputy clerk CERTIFICATES OF PERMISSION TO PERFORM MARRIAGES NRS 122.062 Licensed, ordained or appointed ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage, notaries public and chaplains of Armed Forces to obtain certificates from county clerk; temporary replacements; solemnization by minister or other authorized person who resides in another state or who is retired. 1. Any licensed, ordained or appointed minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage in good standing within his or her church or religious organization, or either of them, incorporated, organized or established in this State, or a notary public appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 240 of NRS and in good standing with the Secretary of State, may join together as husband and wife persons who present a marriage license obtained from any county clerk of the State, if the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public first obtains a certificate of permission to perform marriages as provided in NRS 122.062 to 122.073, inclusive. The fact that a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage is retired does not disqualify him or her from obtaining a certificate of permission to perform marriages if, before retirement, the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a Revised 5/25/2022 -5- marriage had active charge of a church or religious organization for a period of at least 3 years. 2. A temporary replacement for a licensed, ordained or appointed minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage certified pursuant to NRS 122.062 to 122.073, inclusive, may solemnize marriages pursuant to subsection 1 for a period not to exceed 90 days, if the requirements of this subsection are satisfied. The minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage whom he or she temporarily replaces shall provide him or her with a written authorization which states the period during which it is effective, and the temporary replacement shall obtain from the county clerk in the county in which he or she is a temporary replacement a written authorization to solemnize marriage and submit to the county clerk an application fee of $25. 3. Any chaplain who is assigned to duty in this State by the Armed Forces of the United States may solemnize marriages if the chaplain obtains a certificate of permission to perform marriages from the county clerk of the county in which his or her duty station is located. The county clerk shall issue such a certificate to a chaplain upon proof of his or her military status as a chaplain and of his or her assignment. 4. A licensed, ordained or appointed minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, active or retired, or a notary public may submit to the county clerk in the county in which a marriage is to be performed an application to perform a specific marriage in the county. The application must: (a) Include the full names and addresses of the persons to be married; (b) Include the date and location of the marriage ceremony; (c) Include the information and documents required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 122.064; and (d) If the county clerk has established a training course for an applicant seeking to obtain a certificate of permission to perform marriages or a single marriage in this State, include verification that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of NRS 122.064; and (e) Be accompanied by an application fee of $25. 5. A county clerk may grant authorization to perform a specific marriage to a person who submitted an application pursuant to subsection 4 if the county clerk is satisfied that the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, whether he or she is active or retired, is in good standing with his or her church or religious organization or, in the case of a notary public, if the notary public is in good standing with the Secretary of State, and, if the county clerk has established a training course for an applicant seeking to obtain a certificate of permission to perform marriages or a single marriage in this State, that the applicant satisfied the requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 122.064. The authorization must be in writing and need not be filed with any other public officer. A separate authorization is required for each marriage performed. A person may not obtain more than five authorizations to perform a specific marriage pursuant to this section in any calendar year and must acknowledge that he or she is subject to the jurisdiction of the county clerk with respect to the provisions of this chapter governing the conduct of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public to the same extent as if he or she had obtained a certificate of permission to perform marriages. NRS 122.064 Initial application for certificate: Form; required information. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish Revised 5/25/2022 -6- procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.] 1. A certificate of permission to perform marriages or a renewal of such a certificate may be obtained only from the county clerk of the county in which the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant resides, after the filing of a proper application. The initial application or application for renewal must: (a) Be in writing and verified by the applicant. (b) If the applicant is a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage: (1) Show the date of licensure, ordination or appointment of the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, and the name of the church or religious organization with which he or she is affiliated; and (2) Be accompanied by one copy of the affidavit to solemnize marriages described in subsection 5. (c) If the applicant is a notary public: (1) Include the date of the appointment of the notary public by the Secretary of State; and (2) Be accompanied by a verification issued by the Secretary of State within the 3 months immediately preceding the date of the application which states that the applicant has been appointed as a notary public by the Secretary of State pursuant to chapter 240 of NRS and is in good standing with the Secretary of State. The county clerk must refuse to issue a certificate of permission if the appointment of the notary public is suspended or revoked and may refuse to issue a certificate of permission if the notary public has committed any violations of chapter 240 of NRS. (d) If the county clerk has established a training course for an applicant seeking to obtain a certificate of permission to perform marriages or a single marriage in this State: (1) Include an additional fee not to exceed $100 for the course; and (2) Be accompanied by verification that the applicant successfully completed the course. (e) Be accompanied by an application fee of $25. 2. To determine the qualifications of any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant who has filed an application for a certificate of permission, the county clerk with whom such application has been filed may require: (a) The church or religious organization of the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage to furnish any evidence which the county clerk considers necessary or helpful. (b) An investigation of the background and present activities of the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant. The cost of an investigation conducted pursuant to this paragraph must be charged to the applicant. 3. In addition to the requirement of good standing, the county clerk shall, before approving an initial application, satisfy himself or herself that: (a) If the applicant is a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, the applicant’s ministry is one of service to his or her church or religious organization or, in the case of a retired minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a Revised 5/25/2022 -7- marriage, that his or her active ministry was of such a nature. (b) No certificate previously issued to the applicant has been cancelled for a knowing violation of the laws of this State or of the United States. (c) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony, released from confinement or completed his or her parole or probation, whichever occurs later, within 10 years before the date of the application. 4. The county clerk may require any applicant to submit information in addition to that required by this section. 5. The affidavit of authority to solemnize marriages required by subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be in substantially the following form: AFFIDAVIT OF AUTHORITY TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES FOR CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS State of Nevada } }ss. County of .............} The.................................................. (name of church or religious organization) is organized and carries on its work in the State of Nevada. Its active meetings are located at.................................................. (street address, city or town). The.................................................. (name of church or religious organization) hereby finds that.................................................. (name of minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages) is in good standing and is authorized by the.................................................. (name of church or religious organization) to solemnize a marriage. I am duly authorized by.................................................. (name of church or religious organization) to complete and submit this affidavit. Signature of Official Name of Official (type or print name) Title of Official Address City, State and Zip Code Telephone Number Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this.......... day of the month of.................... of the year........... Notary Public for .............................. County, Nevada. My appointment expires.............................. 6. Not later than 30 days after issuing or renewing a certificate of permission to perform marriages to a notary public, the county clerk must submit to the Secretary of State the name of the notary public to whom the certificate has been issued. Revised 5/25/2022 -8- 7. If a licensed, ordained or appointed minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or marriage officiant who holds a certificate of permission to perform marriages changes his or her mailing address, the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or marriage officiant must notify the county clerk who issued the certificate of his or her new mailing address not later than 30 days after the change. Pursuant to NRS 122.068, a county clerk may revoke the certificate of permission to perform marriages of a licensed, ordained or appointed minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or marriage officiant who fails to notify the county clerk of his or her new mailing address within 30 days after the change. If a notary public who holds a certificate of permission to perform marriages changes his or her mailing address, the notary public must submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment pursuant to NRS 240.036. 8. The fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 must be deposited in the account established pursuant to NRS 19.016. NRS 122.066 Database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public who have been issued certificate of permission to perform marriages; maintenance of database by Secretary of State; entry of certain information into database by county clerk; approval of application for certificate; validity of certificate; removal of authority to solemnize marriage. 1. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a statewide database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public who have been issued a certificate of permission to perform marriages. The database must: (a) Serve as the official list of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public approved to perform marriages in this State; (b) Provide for a single method of storing and managing the official list; (c) Be a uniform, centralized and interactive database; (d) Be electronically secure and accessible to each county clerk in this State; (e) Contain the name, mailing address and other pertinent information of each minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public as prescribed by the Secretary of State; and (f) Include a unique identifier assigned by the Secretary of State to each minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public. 2. If the county clerk approves an application for a certificate of permission to perform marriages, the county clerk shall: (a) Enter all information contained in the application into the electronic statewide database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public maintained by the Secretary of State not later than 10 days after the certificate of permission to perform marriages is approved by the county clerk; and (b) Provide to the Secretary of State all information related to the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1. 3. Upon approval of an application pursuant to subsection 2, the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public: (a) Shall comply with the laws of this State governing the solemnization of marriage and conduct of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or Revised 5/25/2022 -9- notaries public; (b) Is subject to further review or investigation by the county clerk to ensure that he or she continues to meet the statutory requirements for a person authorized to solemnize a marriage; and (c) Shall provide the county clerk with any changes to his or her status or information, including, without limitation, the address or telephone number of the church or religious organization, if applicable, or any other information pertaining to certification within 30 days after such a change. If a notary public to whom a certificate of permission to perform marriages has been issued changes his or her address, the notary public must submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment in accordance with NRS 240.036. 4. A certificate of permission is valid until: (a) If the certificate is issued to a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, the county clerk has received an affidavit of removal of authority to solemnize marriages pursuant to NRS 122.0665 or the certificate of permission is revoked pursuant to NRS 122.068. (b) If the certificate is issued to a notary public, the appointment as a notary public has expired or has been cancelled, revoked or suspended. If, after the expiration of his or her appointment, a notary public receives a new appointment, the notary public may reapply for a certificate of permission to perform marriages, without charge, if the reapplication occurs within 3 months after the expiration of the previous notary public appointment. 5. An affidavit of removal of authority to solemnize marriages that is received pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4 must be sent to the county clerk within 5 days after the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage ceased to be a member of the church or religious organization in good standing or ceased to be a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage for the church or religious organization. 6. If the county clerk in the county where the certificate of permission was issued has reason to believe that: (a) The minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage is no longer in good standing within his or her church or religious organization, or that he or she is no longer a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, or that such church or religious organization no longer exists; or (b) The notary public is no longer in good standing with the Secretary of State or that the appointment of the notary public has expired, the county clerk may require satisfactory proof of the good standing of the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public. If such proof is not presented within 15 days, the county clerk shall remove the certificate of permission by amending the electronic record of the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public in the statewide database pursuant to subsection 1. 7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, if any minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage to whom a certificate of permission has been issued severs ties with his or her church or religious organization or moves from the county in which his or her certificate was issued, the certificate shall expire immediately upon such severance or move, and the church or religious organization shall, within 5 days after the severance or move, file an affidavit of removal of authority to solemnize marriages pursuant to NRS 122.0665. If the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage voluntarily advises the county clerk of the county in which his or her certificate was issued of his or her Revised 5/25/2022 -10- severance with his or her church or religious organization, or that he or she has moved from the county, the certificate shall expire immediately upon such severance or move without any notification to the county clerk by the church or religious organization. 8. If any minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, who is retired and to whom a certificate of permission has been issued, moves from the county in which his or her certificate was issued to another county in this State, the certificate remains valid until such time as the certificate otherwise expires or is removed or revoked as prescribed by law. The minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage must provide his or her new address to the county clerk in the county to which the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage has moved. 9. If any notary public to whom a certificate of permission has been issued moves from the county in which his or her certificate was issued, the certificate shall expire immediately upon such move. 10. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations concerning the creation and administration of the statewide database. This section does not prohibit the Secretary of State from making the database publicly accessible for the purpose of viewing ministers, other church or religious officials who are authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public to whom a certificate of permission to perform marriages has been issued in this State. 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 a certificate of permission to perform marriages to a minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public pursuant to NRS 122.062 to 122.073, inclusive, may revoke the certificate for good cause shown after a hearing. 2. If the certificate of permission to perform marriages of any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public is revoked or if the county clerk has received an affidavit of removal of authority to solemnize marriages pursuant to NRS 122.0665, the county clerk shall inform the Secretary of State of that fact, and the Secretary of State shall immediately remove the name of the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public from the official list contained in the database of ministers, other church or religious officials authorized to solemnize a marriage or notaries public and shall notify each county clerk and county recorder in the State of the revocation or removal of authority. NRS 122.071 Judicial review. Any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or notary public whose application for a certificate of permission to perform marriages or renewal of such certificate is denied, or whose certificate of permission is revoked, is entitled to judicial review of such action in the district court of the county in which such action was taken. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1291; A 2009, 731; 2013, 1195) SOLEMNIZATION 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 Revised 5/25/2022 -11- church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public to whom a certificate of permission to perform marriages has been issued, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages shall be deemed or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity thereof be in any way affected on account of any want of jurisdiction or authority, provided it be consummated with a full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage. 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 solemnize a marriage, notary public to whom a certificate of permission to perform marriages has been issued, justice of the peace, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages, and the attending witness, that they take each other as husband and wife. 2. In every case, there shall be at least one witness present besides the person performing the ceremony. 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 a certificate of marriage. 2. The certificate of marriage must contain the date of birth of each applicant as contained in the form of marriage license pursuant to NRS 122.050. If a male and female person who are the husband and wife of each other are being rejoined in marriage pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 122.020, the certificate of marriage must state that the male and female person were rejoined in marriage and that the certificate is replacing a record of marriage which was lost or destroyed or is otherwise unobtainable. The certificate of marriage must be in substantially the following form: STATE OF NEVADA MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE State of Nevada } }ss. County of } This is to certify that the undersigned, ................................ (a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public, judge, justice of the peace of ................................ County, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages, as the case may be), did on the ................ day of the month of ………. of the year ..............., at ................ (address or church), ................ (city), Nevada, join or rejoin, as the case may be, in lawful wedlock ................ (name), of ................ (city), State of ................, date of birth ................, and ................ (name), of ................(city), State of ................, date of birth ................, with their mutual consent, in the presence of ................ and ................ (witnesses). (If a male and female person who are the husband and wife of each other are being rejoined in marriage pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 122.020, this certificate replaces the record of the marriage of the male and female person who are being rejoined in marriage.) ......................................................................... Revised 5/25/2022 -12- Signature of person performing the marriage (Seal of County Clerk) ......................................................................... Name under signature typewritten or printed in black ink ...................................................... County Clerk ......................................................................... Official title of person performing the marriage ...................................................... ...................................................... Couple’s mailing address 3. All information contained in the certificate of marriage must be typewritten or legibly printed in black ink, except the signatures. The signature of the person performing the marriage must be an original signature. 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 commissioners has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, the county clerk of the county where the license was issued the original certificate of marriage required by NRS 122.120. (b) If the board of county commissioners has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100, the county recorder of the county where the license was issued the original certificate of marriage required by NRS 122.120. 2. If the original certificate of marriage that is held by the person who solemnizes the marriage is lost or destroyed before it is delivered pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk may charge and collect from the person who solemnizes the marriage a fee of not more than $15 for the preparation of an affidavit of loss or destruction and the issuance of a replacement certificate. All fees collected by the county clerk pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the county general fund. 3. All original certificates must be recorded by the county recorder or filed by the county clerk in a book to be kept by him or her for that purpose. For recording or filing the original certificates, the county recorder or county clerk is entitled to the fees designated in subsection 2 of NRS 122.060 and subsection 3 of NRS 122.135. All such fees must be deposited in the county general fund. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES Revised 5/25/2022 -13- 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 solemnize a marriage, notary public, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages to join together as husband and wife persons allowed by law to be joined in marriage, until the persons proposing such marriage exhibit to him or her a license from the county clerk as provided by law. 2. 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 solemnize a marriage, notary public, commissioner of civil marriages or deputy commissioner of civil marriages who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor
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