Nevada § 122.160 - Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 122.160 — Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 122.160. Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration
1. Marriages between Indians performed in accordance with tribal customs within closed
Indian reservations and Indian colonies have the same validity as marriages performed
in any other manner provided for by the laws of this State, if there is recorded or
filed in the county in which the marriage takes place, within 30 days after the performance
of the tribal marriage, a certificate declaring the marriage to have been performed. 2. The certificate of declaration required to be recorded or filed by subsection 1
must include the names of the persons married, their ages, tribe, and place and date
of marriage. The certificate must be signed by an official of the tribe, reservation or colony. 3. The certificate must be: (a) If the board of county commissioners has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100 , filed with the county clerk of the county in which the marriage was performed and
filed by the county clerk without charge. (b) If the board of county commissioners has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100 , recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the marriage was performed
and recorded by the county recorder without charge.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 122.160 ("Marriages between Indians performed by tribal custom on reservation or in colony: Validity; certificate of declaration") 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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