Nevada Marriage Laws | § 122.0615 | Issuance Of Marriage License During Certain Office Hours Or During Other Hours By Commercial Wedding Chapel If Authorized; Establishment Of Program To Authorize Certain Commercial Wedding Chapels To Issue Marriage Licenses; Duties Of Such Chapels; Records Of Such Chapels Are Public Records; Geographic Limitation On Use Of Marriage Licenses Issued By Such Chapels; Penalty. Marriage Laws

Nevada Revised Statutes 122.0615

Issuance of marriage license during certain office hours or during other hours by commercial wedding chapel if authorized; establishment of program to authorize certain commercial wedding chapels to issue marriage licenses; duties of such chapels; records of such chapels are public records; geographic limitation on use of marriage licenses issued by such chapels; penalty.

1. In each county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, in which a commercial wedding chapel has been in business for 5 years or more, the board of county commissioners shall:

(a) Ensure that an office where marriage licenses may be issued is open to the public for the purpose of issuing such licenses from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. every day, including holidays; or

(b) Provide for the establishment of a program whereby a commercial wedding chapel that has been in business in the county for 5 years or more is authorized to issue marriage licenses to qualified applicants during the hours when an office where marriage licenses may be issued pursuant to paragraph (a) is not open to the public.

2. In each county whose population is less than 100,000, in which a commercial wedding chapel has been in business in the county for 5 years or more, the board of county commissioners may provide for the establishment of a program whereby a commercial wedding chapel that has been in business in the county for 5 years or more is authorized to issue marriage licenses to qualified applicants during the hours when an office where marriage licenses may be issued is not open to the public.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a program established pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must authorize each commercial wedding chapel that has been in business in the county for 5 years or more to begin issuing marriage licenses upon filing with the county clerk a completed registration form prescribed by the board of county commissioners, along with a performance bond in the amount of $50,000. The performance bond must be conditioned upon the faithful performance of all statutory duties related to the issuance of marriage licenses and compliance with the provisions of NRS 603A.010 to 603A.290, inclusive, that ensure the security of personal information submitted by applicants for a marriage license.

4. A commercial wedding chapel shall refer any application for a marriage license for a minor applicant who is 17 years of age to the county clerk for review and issuance of the marriage license pursuant to NRS 122.040.

5. The county clerk of the county in which a commercial wedding chapel that issues marriage licenses pursuant to this section is located shall provide to the commercial wedding chapel, without charge, any materials necessary for the commercial wedding chapel to issue marriage licenses. The number of marriage licenses that the commercial wedding chapel may issue must not be limited.

6. A commercial wedding chapel that issues marriage licenses pursuant to this section shall comply with all statutory provisions governing the issuance of marriage licenses in the same manner as the county clerk is required to comply, and shall:

(a) File the original application for a marriage license with the county clerk on the first available business day after completion of the application;

(b) Collect from an applicant for a marriage license all fees required by law to be collected; and

(c) Remit all fees collected to the county clerk, in the manner required by the standard of practice adopted by the county clerk.

7. The records of a commercial wedding chapel that issues marriage licenses pursuant to this section which pertain to the issuance of a marriage license are public records and must be made available for public inspection at reasonable times. Such a commercial wedding chapel shall comply with the provisions of NRS 603A.010 to 603A.290, inclusive, in the same manner as all other data collectors to ensure the security of all personal information submitted by applicants for a marriage license.

8. The persons to whom a commercial wedding chapel issues a marriage license may not be joined in marriage in any county other than the county in which the marriage license is issued.

9. A commercial wedding chapel that violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 2043; A 2013, 341; 2017, 4080; 2019, 3663)

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§ 122.0015 “Commercial wedding chapel” defined.
§ 122.090 Marriage solemnized by unauthorized person: When valid.
§ 122.004 “Marriage officiant” defined.
§ 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 minister or other authorized person who resides in another state or who is retired.
§ 122.020 Persons capable of marriage.
§ 122.060 Fees
§ 122.064 Initial application for or renewal of certificate: Form; required information; fees. [Effective on 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, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
§ 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, 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.]
§ 122.120 Certificate of marriage: Form.
§ 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 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.]
§ 122.0615 Issuance of marriage license during certain office hours or during other hours by commercial wedding chapel if authorized; establishment of program to authorize certain commercial wedding chapels to issue marriage licenses; duties of such chapels; records of such chapels are public records; geographic limitation on use of marriage licenses issued by such chapels; penalty.
§ 122.181 Fees for solemnizing marriages: Amounts; disposition.
§ 122.185 Signs required in office and rooms; contents.
§ 122.215 Solicitation to perform marriage prohibited on county property where marriage licenses are issued; civil penalty.
§ 122.220 Solemnizing marriage without exhibition of marriage license.
§ 122.280 Display of informational brochures.
§ 122.290 Certificate of vow renewal: Establishment of program; form; fee.
§ 122A.100 Registration: Procedure; fees; eligibility; issuance of certificate.
§ 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.
§ 122.050 Form of marriage license.
§ 122.025 Marriage of minor who is 17 years of age: Consent of parent or guardian; authorization by court.
§ 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.
§ 122.160 Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration.
§ 122.006 “Other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage” defined.
§ 122.010 What constitutes marriage; no common-law marriages after March 29, 1943.
§ 122.001 Definitions.
§ 122.002 “Commissioner township” defined.
§ 122.040 Marriage license: Requirements; issuance by county clerk; waiver of certain requirements; name after marriage; public records; expiration.
§ 122.030 Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage.
§ 122.045 Preparation of affidavit of correction to correct information in marriage license; fees.
§ 122.055 Consolidation of forms for marriage; requirements and limitations on information on reverse of form.
§ 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 information into database by county clerk; approval of application for or renewal of certificate; validity of certificate; expiration; removal of authority to solemnize marriage.
§ NRS 122.061 Office hours for issuance of marriage licenses. [Effective July 1, 2011.]
§ NRS 122.062 Licensed, ordained or appointed ministers, other persons authorized to solemnize a marriage 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
§ 122.061 Office hours for issuance of marriage licenses.
§ 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, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
§ 122.068 Revocation of certificates and removal of authority to solemnize marriages; hearing; duties of Secretary of State.
§ 122.071 Judicial review.
§ 122.073 Additional regulations by county clerk.
§ 122.150 Forms used by Friends or Quakers valid.
§ 122.100 Marriages solemnized between March 3, 1937, and March 24, 1943, validated.
§ 122.103 Marriages solemnized by certain ministers before May 20, 1967, validated.
§ 122.110 No particular form of solemnization required; witness.
§ 122.130 Certificate of marriage: Recording; loss or destruction before recording; replacement certificate; fees.
§ 122.135 Preparation of affidavit of correction to correct information in certificate of marriage; fees.
§ 122.140 Illegitimate children legitimatized.
§ 122.170 Marriages between Indians consummated in accordance with tribal customs valid: Certificate of marriage; contents; recording.
§ 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.
§ 122.175 Deputy commissioners of civil marriages: Appointment; powers and duties; compensation; limitation on number on duty.
§ 122.177 Area for solemnizing marriages.
§ 122.179 Clerical personnel, supplies and equipment to be provided by county.
§ 122.183 Hours of operation for office.
§ 122.187 Receipt of additional fees prohibited.
§ 122.189 Prohibited acts.
§ 122.191 Display and contents of signs indicating location of office.
§ 122.193 Penalty.
§ 122.200 False statement to procure marriage license.
§ 122.210 Unauthorized issuance of marriage license by county clerk.
§ 122.230 Failure of person solemnizing marriage to make and deliver certificate to county clerk or county recorder.
§ 122.240 Failure of county recorder or county clerk to record certificate of marriage.
§ 122.250 Willful making of false certificate of marriage.
§ 122.260 Solemnization of marriage by unauthorized person or where legal impediment known; civil penalty; delegation of authority to hearing officer to determine violations and levy penalties.
§ 122.270 Recovery of forfeitures by civil actions.
§ 122A.010 Short title.
§ 122A.020 Definitions
§ 122A.030 “Domestic partners” defined.
§ 122A.040 “Domestic partnership” defined.
§ 122A.090 Construction of chapter.
§ NRS 122A.510 Domestic partnership not marriage for purposes of certain provisions of Nevada Constitution
§ 122A.110 Solemnization ceremony not required for domestic partnership; religious faiths free to choose whether to grant religious status to domestic partnership under own rules of practice.