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 applicant as contained in the form of marriage license pursuant to NRS 122.050. If two persons, regardless of gender, who are spouses of each other are being rejoined in marriage pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 122.020, the certificate of marriage must state that the persons 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
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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, deputy commissioner of civil marriages, marriage officiant or mayor, 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). After ............ (name) and ............ (name) are joined or rejoined in marriage, as the case may be, ............ (name) wishes to use the name ............ (New name) and ............ (name) 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. (If two persons, regardless of gender, who are the spouses 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 persons who are being rejoined in marriage.)
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Signature of person performing
(Seal of County Clerk) the marriage
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Name under signature typewritten
or printed in black ink
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County Clerk
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Official title of person performing
the marriage
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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.
[7:33:1861; A 1867, 88; BH § 476; C § 487; RL § 2343; NCL § 4055]—(NRS A 1977, 470; 1987, 1421; 2001, 32; 2007, 1056; 2009, 731, 1506; 2013, 1195; 2017, 759, 1033, 1199, 1522)
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.