Nevada § 440.303 - Certificate of birth: Replacement of certificate written in foreign language; application for and preparation of new certificate written in English
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.303 — Certificate of birth: Replacement of certificate written in foreign language; application for and preparation of new certificate written in English, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.303. Certificate of birth: Replacement of certificate written in foreign language; application for and preparation of new certificate written in English
1. A person whose birth certificate or other evidence of birth is written in a language
other than English, or the parent or guardian of the person, may apply to the State
Registrar for a birth certificate in the English language. 2. Application for a birth certificate pursuant to this section must be made in writing
on a form supplied by the State Registrar and be accompanied by: (a) The document for which a replacement is sought. (b) A translation of the document. (c) An affidavit executed by the translator before a person who is authorized to administer
oaths, attesting to the accuracy of the translation. (d) A certificate from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the
Department of Homeland Security which establishes that the person who is the subject
of the document has entered the United States legally. (e) The fee required by this chapter for the making and certification of the record
of any birth by the State Registrar. 3. When the State Registrar receives an application and the documents required by
this section, the State Registrar shall prepare a birth certificate and clearly mark
it on its face: “ISSUED TO REPLACE A BIRTH RECORD FROM _______________ IN THE ________________ LANGUAGE.”
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 440.303 ("Certificate of birth: Replacement of certificate written in foreign language; application for and preparation of new certificate written in English") 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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