Nevada § 122.120 - Certificate of marriage: Form
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 122.120 — Certificate of marriage: Form, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 122.120. Certificate of marriage: Form
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 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, 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.) ______________________________________________________________ (Seal of County Clerk) Signature of person performing the marriage ______________________________________________________________ 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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 122.120 ("Certificate of marriage: Form") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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