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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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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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). (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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Official title of person performing the marriage |
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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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 11. Domestic Relations § 122.120. Certificate of marriage: Form - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-11-domestic-relations/nv-rev-st-122-120/
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