Nevada § 122.030 - Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 122.030 — Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 122.030. Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage
1. With respect to any marriage solemnized before January 1, 1971, the original certificate
and records of marriage made by the judge, justice or minister, as prescribed in this
chapter, and the record thereof by the recorder of the county, or a copy or abstract
of the record certified by the recorder, must be received in all courts and places
as presumptive evidence of the fact of the marriage. 2. With respect to any marriage solemnized on or after January 1, 1971, the original
certificate and records of marriage made by the judge, justice, minister or other
church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public, commissioner
of civil marriages, deputy commissioner of civil marriages, marriage officiant or
mayor of an incorporated city, as prescribed in this chapter, and the record thereof
by the county recorder or the county clerk, as the case may be, or a copy or abstract
of the record certified by the county recorder or the county clerk, as the case may
be, must be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact
of the marriage.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 122.030 ("Documents constituting presumptive evidence of marriage") 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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