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 }
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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
[Part 5:33:1861; A 1867, 88; 1899, 47; 1919, 382; 1927, 49; 1947, 41; 1949, 91; 1943 NCL § 4053]—(NRS A 1967, 1291; 1969, 763; 1975, 436; 1981, 679; 1985, 243; 1987, 1420; 1993, 1461; 2001, 31; 2007, 1055; 2009, 723; 2013, 1186, 1746; 2017, 756, 1025, 1197, 1521)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 122.0015 - "Commercial wedding chapel" defined.
NRS 122.002 - "Commissioner township" defined.
NRS 122.004 - "Marriage officiant" defined.
NRS 122.006 - "Other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage" defined.
NRS 122.010 - What constitutes marriage; no common-law marriages after March 29, 1943.
NRS 122.020 - Persons capable of marriage.
NRS 122.030 - Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage.
NRS 122.050 - Form of marriage license.
NRS 122.061 - Office hours for issuance of marriage licenses.
NRS 122.071 - Judicial review.
NRS 122.073 - Additional regulations by county clerk.
NRS 122.090 - Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person: When valid.
NRS 122.100 - Marriages solemnized between March 3, 1937, and March 24, 1943, validated.
NRS 122.103 - Marriages solemnized by certain ministers before May 20, 1967, validated.
NRS 122.110 - No particular form of solemnization required; witness.
NRS 122.120 - Certificate of marriage: Form.
NRS 122.140 - Illegitimate children legitimatized.
NRS 122.150 - Forms used by Friends or Quakers valid.
NRS 122.177 - Area for solemnizing marriages.
NRS 122.179 - Clerical personnel, supplies and equipment to be provided by county.
NRS 122.181 - Fees for solemnizing marriages: Amounts; disposition.
NRS 122.183 - Hours of operation for office.
NRS 122.185 - Signs required in office and rooms; contents.
NRS 122.187 - Receipt of additional fees prohibited.
NRS 122.189 - Prohibited acts.
NRS 122.191 - Display and contents of signs indicating location of office.
NRS 122.200 - False statement to procure marriage license.
NRS 122.210 - Unauthorized issuance of marriage license by county clerk.
NRS 122.220 - Solemnizing marriage without exhibition of marriage license.
NRS 122.240 - Failure of county recorder or county clerk to record certificate of marriage.
NRS 122.250 - Willful making of false certificate of marriage.
NRS 122.270 - Recovery of forfeitures by civil actions.
NRS 122.280 - Display of information.
NRS 122.290 - Certificate of vow renewal: Establishment of program; form; fee.